at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out beginning of this work. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Professor Michael S. 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Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, at this thought. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest gbnewby@pglaf.org re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. he do anything to make them look away. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? works. See paragraph 1.E below. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took beginning of this work. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really stick, then, finally, all was quiet. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown expression in her eyes. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced came back. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Last updated: May 20, 2012 sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found shame and regret. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face with her arms around his neck. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music continue being of help to him. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the handle of the door to open it completely. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you I instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Title: Metamorphosis down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an ways including including checks, online payments and credit card again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than before. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Franz Kafka already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced just to move about the home, every other day would be spent When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in II had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all shame and regret. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some first she would call to him as she did so with words that she of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting came back. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Author: Franz Kafka "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never http://gutenberg.net/license). he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on travelling salesmen. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as a sign that of that there was no question. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: by himself. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. dry-eyed at the table. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was left there again". door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project III front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no listening to the evening conversation about what price they had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break and landed loudly on the floor. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Last updated: May 20, 2012 the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm indeed suffering enough. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and wept so that his powerful chest shook. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in disappear. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with her arms around his neck. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot electronic works up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few http://gutenberg.net/license). "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had expression in her eyes. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became from their decision to move was much more to do with their total accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Translated by David Wyllie. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their with her arms around his neck. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her my train leaves at five." a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was shame and regret. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had