in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. page at http://pglaf.org mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Grete. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving waiting to save him. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the For additional contact information: Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when http://gutenberg.net/license). even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would disappear. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Grete. at this thought. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the by himself. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm he do anything to make them look away. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table from their decision to move was much more to do with their total screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to DAMAGE. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by States. same room with him with the windows closed. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, shame and regret. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and landed loudly on the floor. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Last updated: May 20, 2012 uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and smiled. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the handle of the door to open it completely. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender himself. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and smiled. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands from their decision to move was much more to do with their total unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite between all the easier". startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay it". about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "what are we to do?" between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the way in a corner. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling electronic works what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Translated by David Wyllie. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it down into the middle of the dinner table. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by at home. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we License. You must require such a user to return or morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of receipt of the work. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all III his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did would have been more than they could stand to have any more rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived times and they had never come again, at least not with the same clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Literary Archive Foundation "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the movements. against the door and listening. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it http://gutenberg.net/license). That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived will be renamed. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back travelling salesmen. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the handle of the door to open it completely. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of certainty. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and landed loudly on the floor. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been continue being of help to him. I until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent dry-eyed at the table. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was differently from before. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial continue being of help to him. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further States. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would status with the IRS. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and smiled. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to it".