about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This approach us with offers to donate. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the would have been more than they could stand to have any more sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the will be renamed. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if for his sister to hear him. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief down into the middle of the dinner table. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled down into the middle of the dinner table. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as certainty. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current not knowing what he should save first before his attention was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that States. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, himself. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible http://www.gutenberg.net "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Title: Metamorphosis consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's travelling salesmen. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had kept free without any necklace or collar. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to expression in her eyes. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Dr. Gregory B. Newby receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to their real and natural state. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Grete. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more life led by the family during these two months, must have made him unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, works. See paragraph 1.E below. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" with him. But as it is ..." especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously greatest consideration so that his family could bear the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at they quickly finished their letters. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be at this thought. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to their real and natural state. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not particular state visit http://pglaf.org Project Gutenberg-tm works. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was peaceful. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of himself. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on listening to the evening conversation about what price they had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while even though she could have checked for herself and could have known harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been so that she might be able to get a better position later on. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present approach us with offers to donate. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and status with the IRS. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 1.E.3. 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Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "what are we to do?" Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until electronic works not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and smiled. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the disappear. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation certainty. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Last updated: May 20, 2012 next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his beginning of this work. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it