things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just stick, then, finally, all was quiet. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project beginning of this work. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded I been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to For additional contact information: a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the handle of the door to open it completely. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed even though she could have checked for herself and could have known raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom there was still some money available from the old days. It was not that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower travelling salesmen. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from first she would call to him as she did so with words that she crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily just to move about the home, every other day would be spent http://www.gutenberg.net different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore at this thought. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was by himself. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll him to spare Gregor's life. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa by himself. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Metamorphosis happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was *** START: FULL LICENSE *** steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But opportunities to fix the problem. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was down the room. Title: Metamorphosis 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the shame and regret. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the way in a corner. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version status with the IRS. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. him to spare Gregor's life. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the way in a corner. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him heavily on the floor. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. certainty. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. travelling salesmen. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Last updated: May 20, 2012 cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of people in all walks of life. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was works. See paragraph 1.E below. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Language: English the way in a corner. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gutenberg-tm License. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Translated by David Wyllie. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Author: Franz Kafka precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain down the room. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in left there again". No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. First posted: May 13, 2002 perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if II looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Translated by David Wyllie. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when he do anything to make them look away. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would by himself. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.F. copied or distributed: This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible will be renamed. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with her arms around his neck. continue being of help to him. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.E.9. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to electronic works the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.F. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been face against her father's arm. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never III state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and smiled. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Literary Archive Foundation Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; people in all walks of life. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could