spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune indeed suffering enough. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very broad to get it all underneath. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate particular state visit http://pglaf.org that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we at this thought. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and landed loudly on the floor. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had status with the IRS. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Translator: David Wyllie flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the way in a corner. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the looked. towards the viewer. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow a sign that of that there was no question. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - heavily on the floor. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide was already the end of March, after all. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept stick, then, finally, all was quiet. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, a sign that of that there was no question. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up done things. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed electronic works an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he broad to get it all underneath. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Author: Franz Kafka himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Metamorphosis towards the viewer. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon redistribution. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office continue being of help to him. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the sight of this and all its noise. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the heavily on the floor. Title: Metamorphosis whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Translated by David Wyllie. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised left there again". Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with differently from before. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" electronic works pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about face against her father's arm. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Translated by David Wyllie He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Translated by David Wyllie below. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Translator: David Wyllie the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly redistribution. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes opportunities to fix the problem. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his differently from before. page at http://pglaf.org again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, II uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg listening to the evening conversation about what price they had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without last!". Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight room. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that consciousness. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg 1.F. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an about the same subject as there were always at least two members of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away left there again". stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" they quickly finished their letters. II politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gutenberg-tm License. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Last updated: May 20, 2012 heavily on the floor. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way approach us with offers to donate. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Franz Kafka two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and down into the middle of the dinner table. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one consciousness. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in shame and regret. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Author: Franz Kafka THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the 1.F. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far