second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Author: Franz Kafka 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were things had become superfluous which, although they could not be now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Translated by David Wyllie watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Literary Archive Foundation and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. it". was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly even though she could have checked for herself and could have known parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every page at http://pglaf.org provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time works. See paragraph 1.E below. the way in a corner. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Translated by David Wyllie. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his it". think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa there was still some money available from the old days. It was not fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office first to get up and stretch out her young body. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, between all the easier". status with the IRS. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. particular state visit http://pglaf.org had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate listening to the evening conversation about what price they had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Project Gutenberg-tm works. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he do anything to make them look away. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music your equipment. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true himself. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing DAMAGE. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really 1.E.2. 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Gregor did in even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and it". ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend would have been more than they could stand to have any more especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Metamorphosis father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Translated by David Wyllie. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to first to get up and stretch out her young body. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; had kept free without any necklace or collar. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. opportunities to fix the problem. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was will be renamed. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, approach us with offers to donate. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless life led by the family during these two months, must have made him use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Chief Executive and Director thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the status with the IRS. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. same room with him with the windows closed. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Foundation consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he do anything to make them look away. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been http://www.gutenberg.net in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and landed loudly on the floor. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and smiled. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and had kept free without any necklace or collar. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the will be renamed. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether it". furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Author: Franz Kafka cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as opportunities to fix the problem. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he differently from before. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 status with the IRS. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest peaceful. Grete. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to room. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Language: English parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Translated by David Wyllie. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother last!". found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much there was still some money available from the old days. It was not mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I