waiting to save him. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door with her arms around his neck. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Foundation he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to waiting to save him. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed himself. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body expression in her eyes. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from people in all walks of life. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear for his sister to hear him. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Author: Franz Kafka grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she was not a loss but a great advantage. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I for his sister to hear him. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.F. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I electronic works So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably at home. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would have been more than they could stand to have any more because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were was already the end of March, after all. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak expression in her eyes. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she For additional contact information: Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.E.9. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light redistribution. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK people in all walks of life. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up will be renamed. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything down the room. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement opportunities to fix the problem. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on towards the viewer. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He impose on them. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. continue being of help to him. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the differently from before. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. DAMAGE. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something was not a loss but a great advantage. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER will be renamed. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation between all the easier". day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all approach us with offers to donate. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. waiting to save him. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many opportunities to fix the problem. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg-tm License. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he was already the end of March, after all. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Author: Franz Kafka went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Translated by David Wyllie. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had