considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Translated by David Wyllie 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his by himself. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there down the room. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did greatest consideration so that his family could bear the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would have been more than they could stand to have any more she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to copied or distributed: completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in face against her father's arm. copied or distributed: were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously about the same subject as there were always at least two members of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back redistribution. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the at home. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards stick, then, finally, all was quiet. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; works. See paragraph 1.E below. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as III have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too at this thought. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Franz Kafka he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand face against her father's arm. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with about the same subject as there were always at least two members of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his beginning of this work. disappear. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous at this thought. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its your equipment. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed first to get up and stretch out her young body. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and smiled. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and wept so that his powerful chest shook. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the sight of this and all its noise. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Grete. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Metamorphosis collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; *** START: FULL LICENSE *** him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what about the same subject as there were always at least two members of here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Metamorphosis 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Author: Franz Kafka consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the people in all walks of life. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.E.9. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Metamorphosis she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gutenberg-tm License. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he expression in her eyes. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found differently from before. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied broad to get it all underneath. Foundation uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose came back. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you people in all walks of life. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Translated by David Wyllie. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the down the room. Gutenberg-tm License. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Language: English I upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Language: English against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related copied or distributed: of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed First posted: May 13, 2002 One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of for his sister to hear him. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying electronic works was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, himself. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so against the door and listening. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, works. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards