WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and landed loudly on the floor. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing face against her father's arm. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they opportunities to fix the problem. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Dr. Gregory B. Newby the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stick, then, finally, all was quiet. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would be the best thing for me. 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You must require such a user to return or the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg-tm License. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came opportunities to fix the problem. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Project Gutenberg-tm works. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom at home. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't peaceful. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his approach us with offers to donate. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more movements. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone had kept free without any necklace or collar. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Grete. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the gbnewby@pglaf.org they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried certainty. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the below. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards status with the IRS. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their II precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far I *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they quickly finished their letters. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck works. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Metamorphosis life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can II sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way gbnewby@pglaf.org left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling so that she might be able to get a better position later on. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I first to get up and stretch out her young body. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me last!". - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Title: Metamorphosis and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did For additional contact information: And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to my train leaves at five." door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Title: Metamorphosis any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method II Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking DAMAGE. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Translated by David Wyllie. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost consciousness. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no down the room. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily he do anything to make them look away. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Metamorphosis gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had looked. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic will be renamed. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms For additional contact information: sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was already the end of March, after all. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to their real and natural state. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had first she would call to him as she did so with words that she was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Last updated: May 20, 2012 still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond