in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa same room with him with the windows closed. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward without anything decisive happening, without even giving the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Metamorphosis After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or of receipt of the work. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Translator: David Wyllie in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and landed loudly on the floor. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the sight of this and all its noise. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the I on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt there was still some money available from the old days. It was not curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked light in the room. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Foundation consciousness. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and smiled. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. 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You may copy it, give it away or eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Author: Franz Kafka ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. 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The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Last updated: May 20, 2012 their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right copied or distributed: consciousness. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps times and they had never come again, at least not with the same could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Title: Metamorphosis So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Grete. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a down the room. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "what are we to do?" his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." just to move about the home, every other day would be spent outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he page at http://pglaf.org It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a continue being of help to him. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Translated by David Wyllie. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to their real and natural state. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. works. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method done things. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with him. But as it is ..." door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where my train leaves at five." he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Franz Kafka It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is my train leaves at five." their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that done things. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite peaceful. will be renamed. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her dry-eyed at the table. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that will be renamed. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to certainty. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short opportunities to fix the problem. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that page at http://pglaf.org PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Translator: David Wyllie "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Author: Franz Kafka the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an listening to the evening conversation about what price they had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more he do anything to make them look away. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.E.9. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware