they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without they quickly finished their letters. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no came back. the sight of this and all its noise. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** was already the end of March, after all. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed between all the easier". reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you left there again". however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance copied or distributed: your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also light in the room. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. towards the viewer. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive differently from before. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without him to spare Gregor's life. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked face against her father's arm. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa of receipt of the work. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning III his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax same room with him with the windows closed. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand over to the window where they remained with their arms around each key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing below. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He with him. But as it is ..." make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening below. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the First posted: May 13, 2002 hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving it". opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Chief Executive and Director crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon first to get up and stretch out her young body. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him will be renamed. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they they quickly finished their letters. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully with her arms around his neck. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and never to have to open the door unless it was especially a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a For additional contact information: listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more down the room. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved ways including including checks, online payments and credit card secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with him. But as it is ..." Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See slightly. In this way they went round the room several times electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head particular state visit http://pglaf.org inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Franz Kafka he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father approach us with offers to donate. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with http://gutenberg.net/license). was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of at home. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it came back. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Franz Kafka donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous before. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been a sign that of that there was no question. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United II slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Grete. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Translated by David Wyllie. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up over to the window where they remained with their arms around each went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to works. See paragraph 1.E below. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and for his sister to hear him. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Franz Kafka He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and landed loudly on the floor. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Translated by David Wyllie. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" over to the window where they remained with their arms around each done things. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and