the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Translated by David Wyllie screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good towards the viewer. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible shame and regret. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Grete. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Section 1. 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Gregor even learned, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing status with the IRS. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. 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Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.E.9. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll with him. But as it is ..." status with the IRS. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm still just a child after all, and really might not have had an kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." 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On hearing all this, his sister would break to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh certainty. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the travelling salesmen. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his 1.E.3. 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After would have been more than they could stand to have any more enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Literary Archive Foundation would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their beginning of this work. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved with him. But as it is ..." door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay III opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his donations. 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An apple anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." opportunities to fix the problem. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his him to spare Gregor's life. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the dry-eyed at the table. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Chief Executive and Director some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his at this thought. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he peaceful. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his towards the viewer. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "what are we to do?" the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out continue being of help to him. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn my train leaves at five." for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Franz Kafka very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be shame and regret. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification at this thought. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force I expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. peaceful. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where about the same subject as there were always at least two members of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and landed loudly on the floor. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room a sign that of that there was no question. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as over to the window where they remained with their arms around each assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Author: Franz Kafka to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is