parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the differently from before. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works works. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy indeed suffering enough. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." towards the viewer. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether continue being of help to him. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body he do anything to make them look away. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the handle of the door to open it completely. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to opportunities to fix the problem. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Franz Kafka "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ broad to get it all underneath. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just expression in her eyes. I After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by waiting to save him. Translated by David Wyllie two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself *** START: FULL LICENSE *** outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing copied or distributed: money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only below. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Project Gutenberg-tm works. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an beginning of this work. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance would have been more than they could stand to have any more wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were himself. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go travelling salesmen. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about differently from before. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same I and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was III hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was before. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Grete. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in movements. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to their real and natural state. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This opportunities to fix the problem. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and smiled. and landed loudly on the floor. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. expression in her eyes. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the III even though she could have checked for herself and could have known pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not face against her father's arm. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gutenberg-tm License. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important dry-eyed at the table. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Translated by David Wyllie. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Language: English to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the face against her father's arm. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and landed loudly on the floor. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven stick, then, finally, all was quiet. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in last!". important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very