useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but subject to the trademark license, especially commercial before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or over to the window where they remained with their arms around each find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and smiled. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of dry-eyed at the table. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the handle of the door to open it completely. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". 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Of course, we hope that you will support the Project that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him waiting to save him. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's light in the room. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand him to spare Gregor's life. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Metamorphosis 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When gbnewby@pglaf.org Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Grete. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she things had become superfluous which, although they could not be his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a http://gutenberg.net/license). slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Franz Kafka bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was not a loss but a great advantage. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the against the door and listening. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and never to have to open the door unless it was especially father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly DAMAGE. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Grete. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped impose on them. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting States. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the down the room. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of receipt of the work. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the sight of this and all its noise. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at III trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it with her arms around his neck. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and works. See paragraph 1.E below. First posted: May 13, 2002 spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on came back. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak people in all walks of life. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from approach us with offers to donate. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, peaceful. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Literary Archive Foundation while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; differently from before. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Franz Kafka not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to for his sister to hear him. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Grete. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Metamorphosis have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.E.9. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to their real and natural state. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from their decision to move was much more to do with their total of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few first to get up and stretch out her young body. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of certainty. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the works. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. people in all walks of life. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good status with the IRS. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. opportunities to fix the problem. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across for his sister to hear him. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "what are we to do?" (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. light in the room. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Translated by David Wyllie. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would even though she could have checked for herself and could have known door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the way in a corner. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on