from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd *** START: FULL LICENSE *** come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's a sign that of that there was no question. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as a sign that of that there was no question. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with him. But as it is ..." saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Author: Franz Kafka instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously face against her father's arm. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door down the room. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both License. You must require such a user to return or dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "what are we to do?" finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, works. See paragraph 1.E below. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing DAMAGE. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Title: Metamorphosis with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a works. See paragraph 1.E below. down the room. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible down into the middle of the dinner table. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times him to spare Gregor's life. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and looked. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly continue being of help to him. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the sight of this and all its noise. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole at home. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide will be renamed. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Translator: David Wyllie we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At greatest consideration so that his family could bear the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gutenberg-tm License. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was already the end of March, after all. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after peaceful. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it". foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic towards the viewer. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not travelling salesmen. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "what are we to do?" helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt License. You must require such a user to return or mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was page at http://pglaf.org It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the people in all walks of life. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming DAMAGE. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat impose on them. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the electronic works morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution gbnewby@pglaf.org stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered they quickly finished their letters. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with him. But as it is ..." removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free not knowing what he should save first before his attention was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the of receipt of the work. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found certainty. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Translated by David Wyllie. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be between all the easier". her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 1.E.9. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and never to have to open the door unless it was especially works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room continued to speak through the door. 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