helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily it". could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough electronic works this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest For additional contact information: see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as below. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Project Gutenberg-tm works. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without slightly. In this way they went round the room several times her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would impose on them. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no consciousness. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" left there again". become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Franz Kafka see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might light in the room. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, would have been more than they could stand to have any more as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely was not a loss but a great advantage. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the sight of this and all its noise. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Language: English continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, they quickly finished their letters. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, a sign that of that there was no question. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Metamorphosis his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Translated by David Wyllie. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier 1.E.9. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had left there again". that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Foundation There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used by himself. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation done things. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Author: Franz Kafka "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than gbnewby@pglaf.org all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Translated by David Wyllie. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without indeed suffering enough. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden *** START: FULL LICENSE *** conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Translated by David Wyllie. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to opportunities to fix the problem. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on at this thought. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He certainty. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Grete. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this I Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother redistribution. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the handle of the door to open it completely. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to works. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance same room with him with the windows closed. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half there was still some money available from the old days. It was not money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a works. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "what are we to do?" cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as travelling salesmen. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the way in a corner. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel electronic works really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without against the door and listening. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she travelling salesmen. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 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So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no III now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that