to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Dr. Gregory B. Newby hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was face against her father's arm. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and wept so that his powerful chest shook. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. before. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gutenberg-tm License. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if electronic works from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the handle of the door to open it completely. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. left there again". expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair would have been more than they could stand to have any more "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stick, then, finally, all was quiet. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles that disappear. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would with her arms around his neck. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United III left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "what are we to do?" while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman towards the viewer. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that DAMAGE. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, they quickly finished their letters. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out my train leaves at five." the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had gbnewby@pglaf.org of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the down into the middle of the dinner table. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Translated by David Wyllie. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the indeed suffering enough. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room I remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Chief Executive and Director that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the done things. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother expression in her eyes. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Chief Executive and Director immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as face against her father's arm. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise DAMAGE. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that room. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and done things. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and License. You must require such a user to return or Metamorphosis WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Last updated: May 20, 2012 expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel times and they had never come again, at least not with the same violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; between all the easier". fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Project Gutenberg-tm works. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Franz Kafka and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "what are we to do?" and never to have to open the door unless it was especially down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages people in all walks of life. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a last!". as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be below. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by slightly. In this way they went round the room several times people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally things had become superfluous which, although they could not be pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, For additional contact information: in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the