to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. before. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Chief Executive and Director "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to their real and natural state. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell first she would call to him as she did so with words that she bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want my train leaves at five." used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen between all the easier". looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. II this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Last updated: May 20, 2012 wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any light in the room. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from him to spare Gregor's life. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations works. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out there was still some money available from the old days. It was not crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their works. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough it". the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United he do anything to make them look away. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her continue being of help to him. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Grete. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and wept so that his powerful chest shook. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as States. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or movements. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with people in all walks of life. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the sight of this and all its noise. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know at home. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Chief Executive and Director if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly States. my train leaves at five." curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Grete. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project consciousness. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest had kept free without any necklace or collar. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Metamorphosis would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Project Gutenberg-tm works. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Last updated: May 20, 2012 It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; before. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Project Gutenberg-tm works. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 1.E.9. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon light in the room. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, peaceful. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to him to spare Gregor's life. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore down the room. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gutenberg-tm License. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed greatest consideration so that his family could bear the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the sight of this and all its noise. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and landed loudly on the floor. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite same room with him with the windows closed. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Foundation smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about ways including including checks, online payments and credit card http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg without anything decisive happening, without even giving the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself with her arms around his neck. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again it". happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Literary Archive Foundation work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust.