bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To was already the end of March, after all. will be renamed. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at a sign that of that there was no question. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure times and they had never come again, at least not with the same their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Translated by David Wyllie. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite left there again". lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down times and they had never come again, at least not with the same anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of it". great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, first to get up and stretch out her young body. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Title: Metamorphosis above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office shame and regret. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but page at http://pglaf.org quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Translated by David Wyllie coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in done things. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to their real and natural state. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. face against her father's arm. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; last!". of receipt of the work. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself at this thought. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the way in a corner. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a done things. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his States. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the http://gutenberg.net/license). All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or over to the window where they remained with their arms around each was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and landed loudly on the floor. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If III Franz Kafka "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Author: Franz Kafka ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Translated by David Wyllie fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making For additional contact information: way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking himself. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their over to the window where they remained with their arms around each chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular state visit http://pglaf.org vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that was already the end of March, after all. towards the viewer. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there opportunities to fix the problem. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Franz Kafka will be renamed. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in scalp. 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He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. 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It was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling was like a kind of attack. 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If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 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"How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen before. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will expression in her eyes. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Translated by David Wyllie. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards at this thought. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Author: Franz Kafka great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a life led by the family during these two months, must have made him main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to their real and natural state. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Chief Executive and Director quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. 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I was quite alright rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or their way into Gregor's room. 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Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Literary Archive Foundation body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it