pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a of receipt of the work. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 1.E.9. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Title: Metamorphosis But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Translated by David Wyllie. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the copied or distributed: the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, last!". When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. status with the IRS. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between against the door and listening. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, he do anything to make them look away. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Title: Metamorphosis provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was not a loss but a great advantage. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a last!". the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of looked. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days copied or distributed: family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Metamorphosis thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never a sign that of that there was no question. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see 1.E.9. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** your equipment. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated down into the middle of the dinner table. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Grete. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise had kept free without any necklace or collar. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were still just a child after all, and really might not have had an say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm First posted: May 13, 2002 Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was For additional contact information: ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, was already the end of March, after all. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself differently from before. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that before. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the way in a corner. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times II would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of by himself. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. people in all walks of life. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.E.9. against the door and listening. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Translated by David Wyllie. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Language: English this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden just to move about the home, every other day would be spent actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday expression in her eyes. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their came back. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Author: Franz Kafka and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with page at http://pglaf.org other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no with her arms around his neck. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had kept free without any necklace or collar. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was First posted: May 13, 2002 So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to their real and natural state. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important License. You must require such a user to return or was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United things had become superfluous which, although they could not be did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the copied or distributed: himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him expression in her eyes. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet things had become superfluous which, although they could not be And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card