Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Author: Franz Kafka sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project heavily on the floor. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. beginning of this work. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from travelling salesmen. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Metamorphosis joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with him. But as it is ..." "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the handle of the door to open it completely. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with works. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Translated by David Wyllie. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that States. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting life led by the family during these two months, must have made him money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the License. You must require such a user to return or him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But DAMAGE. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into indeed suffering enough. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, http://www.gutenberg.net him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Metamorphosis and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to against the door and listening. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.E.9. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times impose on them. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially indeed suffering enough. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back my train leaves at five." he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father will be renamed. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then life led by the family during these two months, must have made him had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to against the door and listening. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and wept so that his powerful chest shook. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their peaceful. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Translator: David Wyllie Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Franz Kafka cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to copied or distributed: long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net beginning of this work. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on peaceful. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister License. You must require such a user to return or editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown expression in her eyes. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a page at http://pglaf.org the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included by himself. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object first she would call to him as she did so with words that she death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, status with the IRS. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and him to spare Gregor's life. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that people in all walks of life. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so consciousness. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully at this thought. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of receipt of the work. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have even though she could have checked for herself and could have known soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to page at http://pglaf.org the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone I immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Grete. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was not a loss but a great advantage. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended from their decision to move was much more to do with their total saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Grete.