a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a stick, then, finally, all was quiet. approach us with offers to donate. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net heavily on the floor. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the sight of this and all its noise. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, at this thought. copied or distributed: sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, II in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good works. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out ways including including checks, online payments and credit card must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Title: Metamorphosis morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange over to the window where they remained with their arms around each pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and never to have to open the door unless it was especially morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Translated by David Wyllie Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Franz Kafka smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money there was still some money available from the old days. It was not understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new ways including including checks, online payments and credit card six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto III for his sister to hear him. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in first to get up and stretch out her young body. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could slightly. In this way they went round the room several times while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then he do anything to make them look away. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his waiting to save him. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was sister would send the maid away on some errand. 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The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United works. See paragraph 1.E below. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father at home. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it towards the viewer. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of receipt of the work. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at it". precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white down into the middle of the dinner table. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and smiled. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, broad to get it all underneath. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and landed loudly on the floor. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Grete. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and never to have to open the door unless it was especially was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office First posted: May 13, 2002 of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect heavily on the floor. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it". End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed came back. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing approach us with offers to donate. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Grete. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with her arms around his neck. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no works. See paragraph 1.E below. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived