Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project from their decision to move was much more to do with their total It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three consciousness. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Translator: David Wyllie owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. shame and regret. it". Metamorphosis the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light differently from before. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been consciousness. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Franz Kafka glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Author: Franz Kafka consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was movements. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister my train leaves at five." ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. indeed suffering enough. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 1.F. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in broad to get it all underneath. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want http://www.gutenberg.net "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would redistribution. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how at home. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore page at http://pglaf.org sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See light in the room. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible works. See paragraph 1.E below. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? III would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Title: Metamorphosis understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the handle of the door to open it completely. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, For additional contact information: couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so came back. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder just to move about the home, every other day would be spent without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented impose on them. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor still just a child after all, and really might not have had an decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of down into the middle of the dinner table. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something first to get up and stretch out her young body. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she last!". any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother same room with him with the windows closed. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. they quickly finished their letters. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Chief Executive and Director state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself had kept free without any necklace or collar. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was done things. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player electronic works it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's beginning of this work. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be