there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, movements. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give without anything decisive happening, without even giving the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day movements. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now II It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Metamorphosis find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the people in all walks of life. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would heavily on the floor. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had beginning of this work. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Franz Kafka until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Author: Franz Kafka dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls indeed suffering enough. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had your equipment. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO movements. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also slightly. In this way they went round the room several times where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and landed loudly on the floor. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her below. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation looked. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when http://www.gutenberg.net States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the III 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Metamorphosis If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which he do anything to make them look away. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she First posted: May 13, 2002 going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where III expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while people in all walks of life. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the sight of this and all its noise. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a had kept free without any necklace or collar. copied or distributed: and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition things had become superfluous which, although they could not be seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good status with the IRS. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the I lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when First posted: May 13, 2002 much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and impose on them. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Translated by David Wyllie. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and never to have to open the door unless it was especially watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the your equipment. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as continue being of help to him. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple broad to get it all underneath. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or for his sister to hear him. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Literary Archive Foundation any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to indeed suffering enough. Franz Kafka http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some would have been more than they could stand to have any more I Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 1.F. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to For additional contact information: immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously even though she could have checked for herself and could have known But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Grete. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm your equipment. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the himself. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really there was still some money available from the old days. It was not flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gutenberg-tm License. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the