even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away dry-eyed at the table. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all light in the room. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was already the end of March, after all. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to work. 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Before, he had taken great pride in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. down into the middle of the dinner table. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and smiled. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and never to have to open the door unless it was especially whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Literary Archive Foundation the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt last!". home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did listening to the evening conversation about what price they had expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes he do anything to make them look away. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared still just a child after all, and really might not have had an they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days works. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Translated by David Wyllie by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or DAMAGE. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the peaceful. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and never to have to open the door unless it was especially out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance done things. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling even though she could have checked for herself and could have known copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half indeed suffering enough. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps against the door and listening. certainty. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck page at http://pglaf.org public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. done things. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to their real and natural state. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found First posted: May 13, 2002 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable travelling salesmen. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a he do anything to make them look away. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear III broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about done things. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just came back. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them slightly. In this way they went round the room several times that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come subject to the trademark license, especially commercial herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or License. You must require such a user to return or coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself himself. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was DAMAGE. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked copied or distributed: he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend copied or distributed: violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Author: Franz Kafka through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they towards the viewer. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all face against her father's arm. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him from their decision to move was much more to do with their total soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Project Gutenberg-tm works. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make people in all walks of life. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the way in a corner. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of at this thought. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation towards the viewer. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too towards the viewer. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the between all the easier". some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps continue being of help to him. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for with her arms around his neck. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening