the handle of the door to open it completely. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good between all the easier". from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise looked. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good first she would call to him as she did so with words that she speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there particular state visit http://pglaf.org improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's broad to get it all underneath. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly him to spare Gregor's life. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and smiled. your equipment. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him my train leaves at five." sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.F. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did greatest consideration so that his family could bear the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends subject to the trademark license, especially commercial would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while will be renamed. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with him. But as it is ..." mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.F. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Foundation He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Translator: David Wyllie were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the way in a corner. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. at home. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the waiting to save him. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there listening to the evening conversation about what price they had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was 1.F. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Translated by David Wyllie below. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, differently from before. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with was already the end of March, after all. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back with her arms around his neck. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. copied or distributed: Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. 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"Oh, God!" to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been about the same subject as there were always at least two members of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Title: Metamorphosis his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had works. status with the IRS. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do II would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Translator: David Wyllie The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear with her arms around his neck. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Language: English continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Metamorphosis assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she travelling salesmen. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of last!". "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very came back. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be travelling salesmen. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, at this thought. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Metamorphosis onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister consciousness. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially approach us with offers to donate. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and landed loudly on the floor. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the way in a corner. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly differently from before. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very at home. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Translated by David Wyllie. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Language: English sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and beginning of this work. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "what are we to do?" as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. expression in her eyes. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing beginning of this work. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the http://gutenberg.net/license). was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got