to their real and natural state. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself status with the IRS. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to their real and natural state. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was works. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space disappear. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm III His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and landed loudly on the floor. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. DAMAGE. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, light in the room. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to First posted: May 13, 2002 eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his differently from before. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he do anything to make them look away. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the down into the middle of the dinner table. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm peaceful. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set travelling salesmen. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he room. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Language: English because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw particular state visit http://pglaf.org incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; DAMAGE. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to below. "what are we to do?" easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword himself. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Translated by David Wyllie. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Language: English to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill status with the IRS. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps *** START: FULL LICENSE *** consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Grete. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any my train leaves at five." almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the sight of this and all its noise. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Translated by David Wyllie their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself slightly. In this way they went round the room several times should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The room. impose on them. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. people in all walks of life. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Grete. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have *** START: FULL LICENSE *** dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Translated by David Wyllie shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough against the door and listening. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka people in all walks of life. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Franz Kafka her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Language: English first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Translated by David Wyllie. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Translated by David Wyllie that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Author: Franz Kafka to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with continue being of help to him. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Metamorphosis probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old things had become superfluous which, although they could not be rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family subject to the trademark license, especially commercial doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate