wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. left there again". possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he disappear. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, will be renamed. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. your equipment. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that II for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value heavily on the floor. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to their real and natural state. Project Gutenberg-tm works. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to himself. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Translated by David Wyllie she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of he do anything to make them look away. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "what are we to do?" page at http://pglaf.org against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It listening to the evening conversation about what price they had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance down into the middle of the dinner table. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm status with the IRS. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the came back. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Section 5. 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It really now seemed very full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Project Gutenberg-tm works. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to works. See paragraph 1.E below. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head redistribution. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to down the room. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, expression in her eyes. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Literary Archive Foundation "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment before. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "what are we to do?" only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set travelling salesmen. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an that money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, For additional contact information: you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "what are we to do?" the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a License. You must require such a user to return or Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the between all the easier". it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Language: English Franz Kafka especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Chief Executive and Director Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Metamorphosis until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when against the door and listening. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the way in a corner. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will still just a child after all, and really might not have had an until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's down into the middle of the dinner table. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards For additional contact information: and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the