and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been people in all walks of life. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go page at http://pglaf.org Franz Kafka peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO stick, then, finally, all was quiet. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible below. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by with her arms around his neck. III 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Last updated: May 20, 2012 actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had kept free without any necklace or collar. was not a loss but a great advantage. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock travelling salesmen. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Chief Executive and Director very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared face against her father's arm. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember will be renamed. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a even though she could have checked for herself and could have known corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother redistribution. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, looked. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he indeed suffering enough. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the First posted: May 13, 2002 this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at from their decision to move was much more to do with their total left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project License. You must require such a user to return or himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender beginning of this work. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; over to the window where they remained with their arms around each active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in opportunities to fix the problem. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and wept so that his powerful chest shook. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried over to the window where they remained with their arms around each become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Literary Archive Foundation front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to peaceful. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair him to spare Gregor's life. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing with her arms around his neck. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the particular state visit http://pglaf.org were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest certainty. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Title: Metamorphosis It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the him to spare Gregor's life. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure 1.F. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with that returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very 1.E.9. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, face against her father's arm. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Author: Franz Kafka Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.E.9. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was already the end of March, after all. I exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt light in the room. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with him. But as it is ..." refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was First posted: May 13, 2002 thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still light in the room. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only License. You must require such a user to return or light in the room. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Translated by David Wyllie he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was already the end of March, after all. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Foundation anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they