"Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa status with the IRS. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able peaceful. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood he do anything to make them look away. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so consciousness. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Translated by David Wyllie subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Title: Metamorphosis not knowing what he should save first before his attention was whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the first to get up and stretch out her young body. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! 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Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to consciousness. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with status with the IRS. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, heavily on the floor. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about over to the window where they remained with their arms around each quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was First posted: May 13, 2002 as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed your equipment. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of receipt of the work. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and face against her father's arm. Franz Kafka before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Project Gutenberg-tm works. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Chief Executive and Director entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones at this thought. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to their real and natural state. down into the middle of the dinner table. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or stick, then, finally, all was quiet. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not so that she might be able to get a better position later on. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "what are we to do?" at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gutenberg-tm License. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand would have been more than they could stand to have any more must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and same room with him with the windows closed. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not from their decision to move was much more to do with their total must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any below. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible III Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new from their decision to move was much more to do with their total with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Translated by David Wyllie. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Grete. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and never to have to open the door unless it was especially as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER For additional contact information: was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the handle of the door to open it completely. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Franz Kafka and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his will be renamed. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Project Gutenberg-tm works. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been works. See paragraph 1.E below. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him heavily on the floor. "what are we to do?" mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to their real and natural state. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and smiled. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to they quickly finished their letters. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as a sign that of that there was no question. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.F. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the came back. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short they quickly finished their letters. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in