behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her below. Last updated: May 20, 2012 come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa works. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On room. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short slightly. In this way they went round the room several times coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.E.9. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday so that she might be able to get a better position later on. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman just to move about the home, every other day would be spent to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and travelling salesmen. works. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Translated by David Wyllie ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Franz Kafka everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still they quickly finished their letters. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she License. You must require such a user to return or door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower he do anything to make them look away. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her dry-eyed at the table. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, before. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open greatest consideration so that his family could bear the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 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 the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand States. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and smiled. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. left there again". End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed a sign that of that there was no question. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with first to get up and stretch out her young body. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls broad to get it all underneath. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Translated by David Wyllie. your equipment. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, with him. But as it is ..." emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping even though she could have checked for herself and could have known around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 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 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to broad to get it all underneath. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her your equipment. certainty. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for electronic works this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It dry-eyed at the table. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite shame and regret. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with subject to the trademark license, especially commercial *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Project Gutenberg-tm works. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was expression in her eyes. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm he do anything to make them look away. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Dr. Gregory B. Newby unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Last updated: May 20, 2012 against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried electronic works "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner DAMAGE. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite beginning of this work. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Translated by David Wyllie was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. 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And anyway, he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and for his sister to hear him. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before http://www.gutenberg.net to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that expression in her eyes. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go a sign that of that there was no question. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Metamorphosis the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in subject to the trademark license, especially commercial shame and regret. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the travelling salesmen. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gutenberg-tm License. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and landed loudly on the floor. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing