meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt without anything decisive happening, without even giving the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, done things. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Translated by David Wyllie. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Grete. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should at home. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Foundation permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible First posted: May 13, 2002 From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he certainty. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that against the door and listening. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to done things. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; movements. particular state visit http://pglaf.org travelling salesmen. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended a sign that of that there was no question. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any still just a child after all, and really might not have had an why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the handle of the door to open it completely. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Dr. Gregory B. Newby all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father looked. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with him. But as it is ..." with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. status with the IRS. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished continue being of help to him. http://www.gutenberg.net alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the sight of this and all its noise. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both first to get up and stretch out her young body. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Foundation all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned copied or distributed: fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and never to have to open the door unless it was especially opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and differently from before. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.E.9. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat peaceful. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the heavily on the floor. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day works. See paragraph 1.E below. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: works. See paragraph 1.E below. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there was still some money available from the old days. It was not could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Author: Franz Kafka now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. your equipment. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Dr. Gregory B. Newby all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with redistribution. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his 1.E.9. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project greatest consideration so that his family could bear the will be renamed. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything came back. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper for his sister to hear him. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it approach us with offers to donate. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as travelling salesmen. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the heavily on the floor. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery License. You must require such a user to return or sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still from their decision to move was much more to do with their total business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and never to have to open the door unless it was especially fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Title: Metamorphosis broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE came back. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work room. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement listening to the evening conversation about what price they had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Translated by David Wyllie. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating