the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came before. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the handle of the door to open it completely. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to looked. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where people in all walks of life. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined for his sister to hear him. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any at this thought. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without subject to the trademark license, especially commercial inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the way in a corner. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore against the door and listening. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; will be renamed. continue being of help to him. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort dry-eyed at the table. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Translator: David Wyllie was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Metamorphosis father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his left there again". second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Last updated: May 20, 2012 removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself consciousness. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they quickly finished their letters. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation stick, then, finally, all was quiet. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be still just a child after all, and really might not have had an bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort First posted: May 13, 2002 really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one beginning of this work. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been impose on them. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt heavily on the floor. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Franz Kafka could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was DAMAGE. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many http://gutenberg.net/license). on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of receipt of the work. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly shame and regret. works. See paragraph 1.E below. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not ways including including checks, online payments and credit card careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place had kept free without any necklace or collar. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times himself. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief gbnewby@pglaf.org on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] expression in her eyes. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into electronic works Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very below. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Franz Kafka company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier heavily on the floor. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned broad to get it all underneath. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from their decision to move was much more to do with their total in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked they quickly finished their letters. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Foundation idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose slightly. In this way they went round the room several times insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to 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 reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Literary Archive Foundation uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished differently from before. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the first to get up and stretch out her young body. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side particular state visit http://pglaf.org their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of receipt of the work. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a last!". "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gutenberg-tm License. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished indeed suffering enough. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes greatest consideration so that his family could bear the