where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she between all the easier". wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was not a loss but a great advantage. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Translated by David Wyllie. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I times and they had never come again, at least not with the same a sign that of that there was no question. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to first to get up and stretch out her young body. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the opportunities to fix the problem. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the sight of this and all its noise. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately redistribution. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to dry-eyed at the table. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching *** START: FULL LICENSE *** himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to page at http://pglaf.org 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Translator: David Wyllie "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've first she would call to him as she did so with words that she quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Author: Franz Kafka very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her shame and regret. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gutenberg-tm License. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his will be renamed. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Franz Kafka cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously License. You must require such a user to return or that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had down into the middle of the dinner table. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. my train leaves at five." (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the handle of the door to open it completely. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with her arms around his neck. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become still just a child after all, and really might not have had an away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards 1.E.9. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Translator: David Wyllie whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would first to get up and stretch out her young body. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. last!". and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour I though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the opportunities to fix the problem. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his he do anything to make them look away. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Language: English milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to at this thought. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an impose on them. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would redistribution. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought with him. But as it is ..." already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed States. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. electronic works paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net life led by the family during these two months, must have made him father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self would have been more than they could stand to have any more the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with gbnewby@pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure copied or distributed: the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE looked. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and wept so that his powerful chest shook. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Title: Metamorphosis enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked down the room. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they For additional contact information: the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his had kept free without any necklace or collar. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Translated by David Wyllie that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Franz Kafka the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, between all the easier". slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who