individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had beginning of this work. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Chief Executive and Director there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Dr. Gregory B. Newby to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. waiting to save him. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. approach us with offers to donate. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he against the door and listening. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her before. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a DAMAGE. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. status with the IRS. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any I permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we License. You must require such a user to return or sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous gbnewby@pglaf.org "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and will be renamed. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping came back. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current room. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his electronic works active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Translated by David Wyllie about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. at home. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding between all the easier". 1.E.9. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the light in the room. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Franz Kafka were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's same room with him with the windows closed. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any indeed suffering enough. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old without anything decisive happening, without even giving the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it done things. Title: Metamorphosis with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a first to get up and stretch out her young body. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Last updated: May 20, 2012 while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with her arms around his neck. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed over to the window where they remained with their arms around each teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth II any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and first to get up and stretch out her young body. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "what are we to do?" Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure stick, then, finally, all was quiet. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more things had become superfluous which, although they could not be because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was not a loss but a great advantage. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had it". travelling salesmen. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still States. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Translated by David Wyllie and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more with him. But as it is ..." folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen looked. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER came back. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the III Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, left there again". way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments about the same subject as there were always at least two members of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite shame and regret. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the beginning of this work. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Franz Kafka law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from their decision to move was much more to do with their total continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the sight of this and all its noise. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family a sign that of that there was no question. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight him to spare Gregor's life. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other slightly. In this way they went round the room several times again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself