without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but from their decision to move was much more to do with their total how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Translated by David Wyllie. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly III "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. 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"Just as I Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for room. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Franz Kafka would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom expression in her eyes. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the they quickly finished their letters. status with the IRS. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get was already the end of March, after all. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but had accumulated. 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Meanwhile, it had become very this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the way in a corner. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the expression in her eyes. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk subject to the trademark license, especially commercial kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been beginning of this work. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable 1.E.9. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement travelling salesmen. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that 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 listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and smiled. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Grete. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, he do anything to make them look away. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had him to spare Gregor's life. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his below. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little would have been more than they could stand to have any more redistribution. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then expression in her eyes. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative your equipment. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in came back. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and smiled. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Translated by David Wyllie. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Literary Archive Foundation copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had 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 than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Foundation have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost For additional contact information: of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't first she would call to him as she did so with words that she stick, then, finally, all was quiet. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the 1.F. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Translated by David Wyllie. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate movements. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important times and they had never come again, at least not with the same this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go ways including including checks, online payments and credit card round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut about the same subject as there were always at least two members of thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 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 the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, I three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, works. See paragraph 1.E below. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and DAMAGE. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot with her arms around his neck. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the to their real and natural state. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no heavily on the floor. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which certainty. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business II in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: there was still some money available from the old days. It was not came back. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "what are we to do?" would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, room. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "what are we to do?" wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Translated by David Wyllie up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly works. See paragraph 1.E below. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did he do anything to make them look away. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up