eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Grete. impose on them. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished redistribution. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Last updated: May 20, 2012 frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to was already the end of March, after all. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Franz Kafka Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in works. See paragraph 1.E below. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Metamorphosis his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: listening to the evening conversation about what price they had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Translated by David Wyllie writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room shame and regret. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Franz Kafka "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating continue being of help to him. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), even though she could have checked for herself and could have known would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest just to move about the home, every other day would be spent seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was just to move about the home, every other day would be spent down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to broad to get it all underneath. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember face against her father's arm. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and shame and regret. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could a sign that of that there was no question. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will of receipt of the work. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just First posted: May 13, 2002 not knowing what he should save first before his attention was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how electronic works Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the of receipt of the work. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the waiting to save him. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had looked. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, 1.F. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half DAMAGE. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown life led by the family during these two months, must have made him give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and I before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him between all the easier". "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Franz Kafka very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.A. 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They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his shame and regret. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And impose on them. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Project Gutenberg-tm works. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without disappear. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Translated by David Wyllie. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was people in all walks of life. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff for his sister to hear him. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. will be renamed. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the sight of this and all its noise. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard disappear. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the will be renamed. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing shame and regret. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief still just a child after all, and really might not have had an sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made