make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then by himself. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Project Gutenberg-tm works. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Last updated: May 20, 2012 fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring last!". you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to 1.E.9. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of approach us with offers to donate. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe a sign that of that there was no question. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father with him. 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Other times he was not at all in the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Translated by David Wyllie while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising slightly. In this way they went round the room several times way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to their real and natural state. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 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Nonetheless, Gregor's three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest waiting to save him. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's face against her father's arm. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Metamorphosis explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little States. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had towards the viewer. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! life led by the family during these two months, must have made him approach us with offers to donate. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to paragraph 1.C below. 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They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. peaceful. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and first to get up and stretch out her young body. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, clear that she was not to. 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I done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all first to get up and stretch out her young body. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after things had become superfluous which, although they could not be joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had gbnewby@pglaf.org flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible room. 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It was clear to Gregor that Grete had becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to cope for himself? 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And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall against the door and listening. Language: English States. 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And nor is your position not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff listening to the evening conversation about what price they had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with dry-eyed at the table. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning things had become superfluous which, although they could not be sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and landed loudly on the floor. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours works. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Project Gutenberg-tm works. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very electronic works dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Dr. Gregory B. Newby wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Literary Archive Foundation father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present slightly. In this way they went round the room several times all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with him. But as it is ..." might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it States. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and smiled. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg-tm License. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. movements. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just approach us with offers to donate. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of approach us with offers to donate. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a my train leaves at five." looked. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing http://gutenberg.net/license). straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself