one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and smiled. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen was already the end of March, after all. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro first to get up and stretch out her young body. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and wept so that his powerful chest shook. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully came back. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gutenberg-tm License. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished works. continue being of help to him. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. came back. heavily on the floor. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the way in a corner. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his States. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on room. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I at this thought. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped works. See paragraph 1.E below. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Translator: David Wyllie still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Metamorphosis such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and never to have to open the door unless it was especially experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the status with the IRS. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "what are we to do?" keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the copied or distributed: Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to peaceful. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, people in all walks of life. http://gutenberg.net/license). there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and never to have to open the door unless it was especially seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. page at http://pglaf.org which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss will be renamed. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had travelling salesmen. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his towards the viewer. done things. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Translated by David Wyllie. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. I confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.E.9. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down him to spare Gregor's life. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had continue being of help to him. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him first she would call to him as she did so with words that she True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than light in the room. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the