some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Author: Franz Kafka Project Gutenberg-tm works. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how towards the viewer. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gutenberg-tm License. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very him to spare Gregor's life. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gutenberg-tm License. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Translated by David Wyllie - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you just to move about the home, every other day would be spent ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag slightly. In this way they went round the room several times milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven greatest consideration so that his family could bear the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no certainty. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and landed loudly on the floor. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at over to the window where they remained with their arms around each not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something times and they had never come again, at least not with the same people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by so that she might be able to get a better position later on. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be against the door and listening. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in indeed suffering enough. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner still just a child after all, and really might not have had an sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff at home. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself works. See paragraph 1.E below. waiting to save him. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gutenberg-tm License. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible certainty. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching particular state visit http://pglaf.org father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never dry-eyed at the table. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him down into the middle of the dinner table. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Grete. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would have been more than they could stand to have any more suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise shame and regret. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed had kept free without any necklace or collar. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Grete. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his light in the room. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his down the room. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him electronic works Author: Franz Kafka despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in expression in her eyes. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where will be renamed. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Translated by David Wyllie. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", States. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning impose on them. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the beginning of this work. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table gbnewby@pglaf.org *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just First posted: May 13, 2002 refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and never to have to open the door unless it was especially because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should II to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Metamorphosis Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At even though she could have checked for herself and could have known ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was License. You must require such a user to return or waiting to save him. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both slightly. In this way they went round the room several times transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the