water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with First posted: May 13, 2002 around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Translated by David Wyllie. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was already the end of March, after all. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gutenberg-tm License. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with him to spare Gregor's life. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without First posted: May 13, 2002 next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to their real and natural state. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their For additional contact information: rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and smiled. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and wept so that his powerful chest shook. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned about the same subject as there were always at least two members of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Grete. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with http://www.gutenberg.net things had become superfluous which, although they could not be dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. face against her father's arm. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated travelling salesmen. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went against the door and listening. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in left there again". father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared light in the room. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was not a loss but a great advantage. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered waiting to save him. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 1.E.9. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His light in the room. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Franz Kafka especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort they quickly finished their letters. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Author: Franz Kafka she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than down the room. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations face against her father's arm. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all First posted: May 13, 2002 which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a done things. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and had kept free without any necklace or collar. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite things had become superfluous which, although they could not be wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the handle of the door to open it completely. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Dr. Gregory B. Newby noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was room. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself dry-eyed at the table. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.F. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Translator: David Wyllie more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Language: English could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and particular state visit http://pglaf.org fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it". down the room. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before your equipment. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the face against her father's arm. was already the end of March, after all. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was not a loss but a great advantage. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** just to move about the home, every other day would be spent he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place light in the room. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Author: Franz Kafka without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to at home. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do times and they had never come again, at least not with the same side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, towards the viewer. III Title: Metamorphosis lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and