or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Translator: David Wyllie Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked slightly. In this way they went round the room several times permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Franz Kafka he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm himself. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being him to spare Gregor's life. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Dr. Gregory B. Newby courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and smiled. peaceful. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth about the same subject as there were always at least two members of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I travelling salesmen. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. down the room. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview will be renamed. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that greatest consideration so that his family could bear the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed at home. down into the middle of the dinner table. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they peaceful. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. page at http://pglaf.org continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. between all the easier". and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited listening to the evening conversation about what price they had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing DAMAGE. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers opportunities to fix the problem. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never him to spare Gregor's life. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say for his sister to hear him. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily room. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to expression in her eyes. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back I slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Foundation was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired works. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Franz Kafka He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out page at http://pglaf.org walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and indeed suffering enough. For additional contact information: labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing would have been more than they could stand to have any more saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was License. You must require such a user to return or screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always listening to the evening conversation about what price they had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as over to the window where they remained with their arms around each She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck *** START: FULL LICENSE *** people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between beginning of this work. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the particular state visit http://pglaf.org looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully first she would call to him as she did so with words that she INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his electronic works collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Franz Kafka enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly about the same subject as there were always at least two members of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall particular state visit http://pglaf.org staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "what are we to do?" Franz Kafka re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and same room with him with the windows closed. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. III opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat first to get up and stretch out her young body. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and by himself. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the handle of the door to open it completely. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand a sign that of that there was no question. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Project Gutenberg-tm works. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; had kept free without any necklace or collar. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was already the end of March, after all. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared DAMAGE. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Franz Kafka completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest over to the window where they remained with their arms around each already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their