That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and wept so that his powerful chest shook. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from their decision to move was much more to do with their total himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to their real and natural state. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had kept free without any necklace or collar. he do anything to make them look away. would have been more than they could stand to have any more achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment http://gutenberg.net/license). had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the handle of the door to open it completely. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to their real and natural state. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly DAMAGE. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Author: Franz Kafka possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when by himself. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon approach us with offers to donate. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Last updated: May 20, 2012 oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm room. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered first she would call to him as she did so with words that she front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together they quickly finished their letters. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his looked. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Grete. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door himself. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be States. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: against the door and listening. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of receipt of the work. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I there was still some money available from the old days. It was not status with the IRS. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the way in a corner. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version between all the easier". living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. I with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any consciousness. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the way in a corner. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found came back. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Chief Executive and Director the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Language: English they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family over to the window where they remained with their arms around each only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The came back. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Translated by David Wyllie. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the way in a corner. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He copied or distributed: cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, broad to get it all underneath. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value III the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's States. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some people in all walks of life. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Last updated: May 20, 2012 and wept so that his powerful chest shook. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional below. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project so that she might be able to get a better position later on. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. light in the room. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or certainty. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and smiled. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you indeed suffering enough. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become http://www.gutenberg.net as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his people in all walks of life. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Foundation efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the way in a corner. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and