for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then for his sister to hear him. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by himself. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again differently from before. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Translated by David Wyllie. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, left there again". his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Translated by David Wyllie. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill at this thought. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said peaceful. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and before. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; him to spare Gregor's life. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would without anything decisive happening, without even giving the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was already the end of March, after all. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped slightly. In this way they went round the room several times we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Franz Kafka driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.E.9. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt down the room. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she http://www.gutenberg.net "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that subject to the trademark license, especially commercial expression in her eyes. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and face against her father's arm. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to indeed suffering enough. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister by himself. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was down into the middle of the dinner table. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would of receipt of the work. same room with him with the windows closed. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like subject to the trademark license, especially commercial had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose opportunities to fix the problem. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Chief Executive and Director Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it would have been more than they could stand to have any more round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in "what are we to do?" he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his your equipment. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Author: Franz Kafka something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, for his sister to hear him. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" at home. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position electronic works how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was just to move about the home, every other day would be spent whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant people in all walks of life. 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It exists to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently http://gutenberg.net/license). seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole status with the IRS. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Translator: David Wyllie 1.F. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Literary Archive Foundation this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so with her arms around his neck. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember there was still some money available from the old days. It was not I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Dr. Gregory B. Newby were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and I Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards done things. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, it". been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out at this thought. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Dr. Gregory B. Newby as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one electronic works an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "what are we to do?" ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to towards the viewer. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly