out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to their real and natural state. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed first she would call to him as she did so with words that she work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this works. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in with him. But as it is ..." Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until status with the IRS. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers I if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was consciousness. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hours in the morning on company business? 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But this short conversation continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the same room with him with the windows closed. to their real and natural state. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Translated by David Wyllie. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. III came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found left there again". about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Translated by David Wyllie doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with him. But as it is ..." owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included listening to the evening conversation about what price they had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa consciousness. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting looked. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and smiled. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Franz Kafka away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke shame and regret. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone for his sister to hear him. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact 1.E.9. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth First posted: May 13, 2002 drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort life led by the family during these two months, must have made him kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff your equipment. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had works. See paragraph 1.E below. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Translated by David Wyllie ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution they quickly finished their letters. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other at home. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he face against her father's arm. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "what are we to do?" anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the way in a corner. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open things had become superfluous which, although they could not be structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you was already the end of March, after all. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing