instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Title: Metamorphosis day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first first she would call to him as she did so with words that she himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Translated by David Wyllie serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself States. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in waiting to save him. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply broad to get it all underneath. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an particular state visit http://pglaf.org would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the handle of the door to open it completely. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** down into the middle of the dinner table. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him heavily on the floor. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something redistribution. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He certainty. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Translated by David Wyllie. License. You must require such a user to return or quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The gbnewby@pglaf.org information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the way in a corner. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be between all the easier". "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Franz Kafka eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Chief Executive and Director The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister my train leaves at five." oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had same room with him with the windows closed. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 1.E.9. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally DAMAGE. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it for his sister to hear him. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and landed loudly on the floor. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. for his sister to hear him. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready States. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also room. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise light in the room. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple II has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to For additional contact information: state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. page at http://pglaf.org confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother dry-eyed at the table. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding would have been more than they could stand to have any more his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Chief Executive and Director mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide *** START: FULL LICENSE *** first she would call to him as she did so with words that she made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no continue being of help to him. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; certainty. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Translator: David Wyllie Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations life led by the family during these two months, must have made him during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept last!". Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Author: Franz Kafka (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the sight of this and all its noise. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. shame and regret. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an first to get up and stretch out her young body. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished he do anything to make them look away. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth copied or distributed: understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Translated by David Wyllie make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able hard of hearing. 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