Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really they quickly finished their letters. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in room. Chief Executive and Director before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Project Gutenberg-tm works. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Author: Franz Kafka any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the sight of this and all its noise. would have been more than they could stand to have any more even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister down the room. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project impose on them. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to towards the viewer. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with her arms around his neck. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Translated by David Wyllie dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones against the door and listening. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the sight of this and all its noise. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of the sight of this and all its noise. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him was not a loss but a great advantage. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project my train leaves at five." out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from peaceful. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote down the room. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit waiting to save him. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Title: Metamorphosis Grete. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and landed loudly on the floor. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every first to get up and stretch out her young body. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down same room with him with the windows closed. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. same room with him with the windows closed. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Translated by David Wyllie. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we before. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, particular state visit http://pglaf.org 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and never to have to open the door unless it was especially work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which opportunities to fix the problem. towards the viewer. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest *** START: FULL LICENSE *** lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear towards the viewer. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by him to spare Gregor's life. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very works. See paragraph 1.E below. towards the viewer. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any particular state visit http://pglaf.org "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill had kept free without any necklace or collar. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any expression in her eyes. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell by himself. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing indeed suffering enough. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain peaceful. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Translated by David Wyllie. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and room. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in peaceful. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the waiting to save him. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all same room with him with the windows closed. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will *** START: FULL LICENSE *** immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. first to get up and stretch out her young body. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was not a loss but a great advantage. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro