become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. disappear. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used redistribution. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with him. But as it is ..." mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently dry-eyed at the table. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple a sign that of that there was no question. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond differently from before. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if travelling salesmen. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost by himself. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with continue being of help to him. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it people in all walks of life. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded at this thought. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was not a loss but a great advantage. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not works. See paragraph 1.E below. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Translator: David Wyllie milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Dr. Gregory B. Newby For additional contact information: electronic works his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the handle of the door to open it completely. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Title: Metamorphosis complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, electronic works released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first of receipt of the work. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It approach us with offers to donate. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by particular state visit http://pglaf.org form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Franz Kafka "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like waiting to save him. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the II first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was expression in her eyes. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever disappear. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family so that she might be able to get a better position later on. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across ways including including checks, online payments and credit card PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the "what are we to do?" there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Translator: David Wyllie copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday *** START: FULL LICENSE *** household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. impose on them. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Title: Metamorphosis of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg light in the room. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional status with the IRS. shame and regret. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Author: Franz Kafka was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Literary Archive Foundation parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort light in the room. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did movements. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the differently from before. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved peaceful. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Grete. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto came back. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move peaceful. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "what are we to do?" seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But electronic works on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present