fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that they quickly finished their letters. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide III earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the page at http://pglaf.org there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the DAMAGE. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at him to spare Gregor's life. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible http://gutenberg.net/license). glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just greatest consideration so that his family could bear the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Foundation flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly would have been more than they could stand to have any more Translated by David Wyllie first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with him. But as it is ..." http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself III of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Author: Franz Kafka the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, my train leaves at five." anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it himself. peaceful. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** about the same subject as there were always at least two members of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the http://gutenberg.net/license). "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he do anything to make them look away. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was at home. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value by himself. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while before. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Metamorphosis same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on against the door and listening. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the would have been more than they could stand to have any more This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's it". that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his with him. But as it is ..." unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her last!". around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, License. You must require such a user to return or to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; about the same subject as there were always at least two members of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of gbnewby@pglaf.org wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you II Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she 1.F. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand came back. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed will be renamed. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he do anything to make them look away. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the