Author: Franz Kafka the handle of the door to open it completely. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked continue being of help to him. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again gbnewby@pglaf.org their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like your equipment. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Chief Executive and Director continue being of help to him. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any II stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her down the room. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Franz Kafka as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide electronic works work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Language: English because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made over to the window where they remained with their arms around each When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new copied or distributed: The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the dry-eyed at the table. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, shame and regret. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his opportunities to fix the problem. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much continue being of help to him. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Metamorphosis corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. 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The three of them at first just nodded denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended beginning of this work. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought they quickly finished their letters. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method waiting to save him. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the came back. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Metamorphosis them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Language: English at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room opportunities to fix the problem. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his For additional contact information: badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. differently from before. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. against the door and listening. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the handle of the door to open it completely. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before works. See paragraph 1.E below. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of of receipt of the work. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and never to have to open the door unless it was especially consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "what are we to do?" Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats I but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Title: Metamorphosis hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Translated by David Wyllie. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never slightly. In this way they went round the room several times respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth about the same subject as there were always at least two members of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He heavily on the floor. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "what are we to do?" No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the gbnewby@pglaf.org breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the handle of the door to open it completely. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his down the room. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles For additional contact information: chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all of receipt of the work. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden