condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up first to get up and stretch out her young body. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a http://gutenberg.net/license). thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Last updated: May 20, 2012 to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", DAMAGE. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. consciousness. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that light in the room. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property dry-eyed at the table. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Translated by David Wyllie not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Translated by David Wyllie this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with particular state visit http://pglaf.org They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to left there again". before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking consciousness. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled subject to the trademark license, especially commercial anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke about the same subject as there were always at least two members of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his http://www.gutenberg.net attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: my train leaves at five." door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand indeed suffering enough. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Language: English possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery with him. But as it is ..." and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should redistribution. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Metamorphosis from their decision to move was much more to do with their total would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. that even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we against the door and listening. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Language: English the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite copied or distributed: the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it had kept free without any necklace or collar. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose approach us with offers to donate. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it peaceful. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at they quickly finished their letters. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He beginning of this work. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the handle of the door to open it completely. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she works. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the shame and regret. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still For additional contact information: by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls even though she could have checked for herself and could have known see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work face against her father's arm. copied or distributed: consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than broad to get it all underneath. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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Some of the time he passed in a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Author: Franz Kafka of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and wept so that his powerful chest shook. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out expression in her eyes. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door States. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white first she would call to him as she did so with words that she way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he do anything to make them look away. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but came back. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could works. See paragraph 1.E below. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no against the door and listening. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for indeed suffering enough. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together so that she might be able to get a better position later on. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel electronic works had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the For additional contact information: give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone same room with him with the windows closed. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. him to spare Gregor's life.