following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, him to spare Gregor's life. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when he do anything to make them look away. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Language: English So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably at home. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that consciousness. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; For additional contact information: Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother expression in her eyes. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Translated by David Wyllie help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object that to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to will be renamed. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure movements. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, with him. But as it is ..." things had become superfluous which, although they could not be favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the at home. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as looked. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Literary Archive Foundation landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Literary Archive Foundation sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Language: English make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without electronic works DAMAGE. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had himself. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father my train leaves at five." make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come States. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.F. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. down into the middle of the dinner table. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Literary Archive Foundation should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his people in all walks of life. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and smiled. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "what are we to do?" his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the sight of this and all its noise. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was already the end of March, after all. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they would have been more than they could stand to have any more parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, will be renamed. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to status with the IRS. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of copied or distributed: coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation First posted: May 13, 2002 even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that dry-eyed at the table. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone II been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He down the room. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once impose on them. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even for his sister to hear him. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** indeed suffering enough. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Author: Franz Kafka bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm broad to get it all underneath. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project I overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that II http://www.gutenberg.net Title: Metamorphosis front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything broad to get it all underneath. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this 1.F. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way approach us with offers to donate. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Foundation use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Dr. Gregory B. Newby Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while times and they had never come again, at least not with the same one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father so that she might be able to get a better position later on. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space beginning of this work. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at