slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works slightly. In this way they went round the room several times should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, redistribution. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if listening to the evening conversation about what price they had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted for his sister to hear him. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, for his sister to hear him. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.E.9. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. certainty. at home. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud status with the IRS. and landed loudly on the floor. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the between all the easier". forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Title: Metamorphosis freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest ways including including checks, online payments and credit card one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, with her arms around his neck. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round so that she might be able to get a better position later on. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up just to move about the home, every other day would be spent work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Translated by David Wyllie. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Translated by David Wyllie. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he even though she could have checked for herself and could have known posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the works. See paragraph 1.E below. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed down into the middle of the dinner table. by himself. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. last!". family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked left there again". not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even shame and regret. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He status with the IRS. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of receipt of the work. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and wept so that his powerful chest shook. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her people in all walks of life. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.F. below. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. I Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous just to move about the home, every other day would be spent quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE ways including including checks, online payments and credit card important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or shame and regret. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something shame and regret. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he first to get up and stretch out her young body. heavily on the floor. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that gbnewby@pglaf.org shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Translated by David Wyllie. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and a sign that of that there was no question. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided life led by the family during these two months, must have made him paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Grete. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "what are we to do?" in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. status with the IRS. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about electronic works your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag travelling salesmen. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current life led by the family during these two months, must have made him getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without redistribution. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.F. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was him to spare Gregor's life. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, electronic works still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Foundation that Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he listening to the evening conversation about what price they had couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! was not a loss but a great advantage. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the handle of the door to open it completely. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the at this thought. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: