part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Translated by David Wyllie. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to shame and regret. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair just to move about the home, every other day would be spent now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising opportunities to fix the problem. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, opportunities to fix the problem. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Literary Archive Foundation Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. I possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. my train leaves at five." Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Franz Kafka rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on over to the window where they remained with their arms around each through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project listening to the evening conversation about what price they had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in disappear. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and landed loudly on the floor. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and smiled. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used 1.F. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 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. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed down the room. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did beginning of this work. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At expression in her eyes. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. States. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor status with the IRS. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the gbnewby@pglaf.org continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his heavily on the floor. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings redistribution. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in License. You must require such a user to return or experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not same room with him with the windows closed. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning http://gutenberg.net/license). concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally certainty. by himself. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Language: English If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Foundation sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took between all the easier". "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total at this thought. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 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 prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free down the room. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Dr. Gregory B. Newby do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be him to spare Gregor's life. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were License. You must require such a user to return or and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to down into the middle of the dinner table. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was came back. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, II splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we States. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the sight of this and all its noise. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on waiting to save him. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who should have been; it certainly must have rung. 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You may copy it, give it away or how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed not knowing what he should save first before his attention was for his sister to hear him. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even works. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact below. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back DAMAGE. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort came back. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by works. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the