with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and smiled. that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Translated by David Wyllie as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open heavily on the floor. him to spare Gregor's life. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's there was still some money available from the old days. It was not a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's works. See paragraph 1.E below. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can before. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Author: Franz Kafka clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was shame and regret. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never down the room. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with him. But as it is ..." they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in left there again". research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do him to spare Gregor's life. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no your equipment. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of first to get up and stretch out her young body. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe First posted: May 13, 2002 all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Language: English pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any before. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Metamorphosis understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing face against her father's arm. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he face against her father's arm. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their gbnewby@pglaf.org entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Foundation badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand between all the easier". only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their himself. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there II Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear subject to the trademark license, especially commercial distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them your equipment. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at this thought. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without travelling salesmen. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the sight of this and all its noise. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed subject to the trademark license, especially commercial own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to done things. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile consciousness. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Foundation state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the handle of the door to open it completely. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 1.E.9. 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And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. left there again". furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Title: Metamorphosis street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Author: Franz Kafka had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her movements. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Translator: David Wyllie with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were redistribution. against the door and listening. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. against the door and listening. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his first to get up and stretch out her young body. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a