with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was not a loss but a great advantage. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the opportunities to fix the problem. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now first she would call to him as she did so with words that she was already the end of March, after all. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if III or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Language: English middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or first to get up and stretch out her young body. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks with him. But as it is ..." which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without First posted: May 13, 2002 been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the gbnewby@pglaf.org clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Metamorphosis any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear done things. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could against the door and listening. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Franz Kafka bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a would have been more than they could stand to have any more broad to get it all underneath. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from between all the easier". did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if electronic works it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always For additional contact information: compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible still just a child after all, and really might not have had an not knowing what he should save first before his attention was angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of your equipment. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had License. You must require such a user to return or then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it waiting to save him. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Dr. Gregory B. Newby and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of receipt of the work. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Author: Franz Kafka condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to their real and natural state. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this slightly. In this way they went round the room several times by himself. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen ways including including checks, online payments and credit card said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime movements. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Last updated: May 20, 2012 continue being of help to him. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's by himself. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how him to spare Gregor's life. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** there was still some money available from the old days. It was not precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Project Gutenberg-tm works. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: without anything decisive happening, without even giving the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring travelling salesmen. they quickly finished their letters. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered at this thought. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through it". (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. travelling salesmen. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other peaceful. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked beginning of this work. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to their real and natural state. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, disappear. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit they quickly finished their letters. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and wept so that his powerful chest shook. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was peaceful. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper indeed suffering enough. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Grete. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the