they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Metamorphosis while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in indeed suffering enough. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally face against her father's arm. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but so that she might be able to get a better position later on. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned 1.F. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Translator: David Wyllie or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to their real and natural state. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** waiting to save him. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even from their decision to move was much more to do with their total status with the IRS. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been License. You must require such a user to return or become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you things had become superfluous which, although they could not be adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving DAMAGE. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and himself. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it travelling salesmen. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to their real and natural state. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Translated by David Wyllie because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Author: Franz Kafka This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so page at http://pglaf.org "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he first to get up and stretch out her young body. against the door and listening. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes your equipment. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut left there again". the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to same room with him with the windows closed. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling will be renamed. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their impose on them. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who on it! If only his sister were here! 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There was seldom any conversation, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he down into the middle of the dinner table. States. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they continue being of help to him. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project of receipt of the work. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, looked. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gutenberg-tm License. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? 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At freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely face against her father's arm. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. License. You must require such a user to return or and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating impose on them. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making copied or distributed: use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower dry-eyed at the table. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and smiled. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered was not a loss but a great advantage. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. 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See request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of broad to get it all underneath. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Translated by David Wyllie. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the will be renamed. waiting to save him. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and landed loudly on the floor. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their