put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and landed loudly on the floor. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never face against her father's arm. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the room. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if light in the room. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her still just a child after all, and really might not have had an in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated expression in her eyes. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple greatest consideration so that his family could bear the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword waiting to save him. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project your equipment. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Metamorphosis while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; works. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for just to move about the home, every other day would be spent a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking it". only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day redistribution. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing by himself. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or they quickly finished their letters. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to for his sister to hear him. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the sight of this and all its noise. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the sight of this and all its noise. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his for his sister to hear him. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the electronic works again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied he do anything to make them look away. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with her arms around his neck. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Last updated: May 20, 2012 from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or left there again". when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Language: English that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers beginning of this work. certainty. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt so that she might be able to get a better position later on. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full was not a loss but a great advantage. broad to get it all underneath. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall room. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At before. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Chief Executive and Director to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless first to get up and stretch out her young body. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, First posted: May 13, 2002 without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Language: English curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" first to get up and stretch out her young body. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which redistribution. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Last updated: May 20, 2012 before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on same room with him with the windows closed. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, himself. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Translated by David Wyllie. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the disappear. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of consciousness. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if himself. the handle of the door to open it completely. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling