course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand beginning of this work. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back impose on them. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will towards the viewer. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and wept so that his powerful chest shook. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning from their decision to move was much more to do with their total He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with 1.F. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than people in all walks of life. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and electronic works see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the face against her father's arm. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic broad to get it all underneath. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound *** START: FULL LICENSE *** have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and wept so that his powerful chest shook. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel waiting to save him. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it against the door and listening. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gutenberg-tm License. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "what are we to do?" the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. last!". we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where first to get up and stretch out her young body. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, face against her father's arm. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest would have been more than they could stand to have any more 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the way in a corner. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before States. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Author: Franz Kafka The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business left there again". continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the copied or distributed: and never to have to open the door unless it was especially he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards him to spare Gregor's life. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Language: English While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she about the same subject as there were always at least two members of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say at home. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg impose on them. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned had kept free without any necklace or collar. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling first to get up and stretch out her young body. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing face against her father's arm. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was continue being of help to him. III my train leaves at five." burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Franz Kafka stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the it". any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the way in a corner. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking there was still some money available from the old days. It was not present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Franz Kafka defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the redistribution. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, shame and regret. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked would have been more than they could stand to have any more Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the beginning of this work. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy redistribution. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and III wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.