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Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Literary Archive Foundation both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the particular state visit http://pglaf.org parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with my train leaves at five." Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Title: Metamorphosis his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and smiled. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and smiled. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Translator: David Wyllie three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Last updated: May 20, 2012 This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the light in the room. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Literary Archive Foundation (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to works. See paragraph 1.E below. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her peaceful. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether stick, then, finally, all was quiet. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated redistribution. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Translated by David Wyllie. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "what are we to do?" it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Metamorphosis him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would people in all walks of life. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared was not a loss but a great advantage. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player left there again". permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she http://www.gutenberg.net fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with left there again". his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down between all the easier". lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his below. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that for his sister to hear him. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. with him. But as it is ..." Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had light in the room. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so III Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen people in all walks of life. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "what are we to do?" With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on before. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. your equipment. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation electronic works hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no it". they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and never to have to open the door unless it was especially stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain III all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Translator: David Wyllie the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Translator: David Wyllie considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At indeed suffering enough. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the expression in her eyes. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back slightly. In this way they went round the room several times a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of receipt of the work. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Last updated: May 20, 2012 had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of receipt of the work. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do