in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would face against her father's arm. I thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Translator: David Wyllie form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to left there again". playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the sight of this and all its noise. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Translated by David Wyllie. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his works. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure came back. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE shame and regret. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), For additional contact information: removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate differently from before. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would have been more than they could stand to have any more they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote of receipt of the work. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, For additional contact information: backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and landed loudly on the floor. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw disappear. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen License. You must require such a user to return or attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state shame and regret. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the sight of this and all its noise. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's of receipt of the work. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gutenberg-tm License. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their he do anything to make them look away. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father still just a child after all, and really might not have had an imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Translated by David Wyllie. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Translated by David Wyllie made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. face against her father's arm. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were against the door and listening. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can and landed loudly on the floor. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her continue being of help to him. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and http://www.gutenberg.net confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by was not a loss but a great advantage. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all so that she might be able to get a better position later on. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself greatest consideration so that his family could bear the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and landed loudly on the floor. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were there was still some money available from the old days. It was not called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be himself. at this thought. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. disappear. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Last updated: May 20, 2012 stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let