seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some towards the viewer. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the way in a corner. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "what are we to do?" explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Translated by David Wyllie. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Translated by David Wyllie Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they quickly finished their letters. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, III money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his came back. Project Gutenberg-tm works. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, First posted: May 13, 2002 always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with her arms around his neck. Title: Metamorphosis side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his first to get up and stretch out her young body. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to travelling salesmen. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project subject to the trademark license, especially commercial from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Metamorphosis very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To not knowing what he should save first before his attention was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It DAMAGE. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. below. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed down the room. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any will be renamed. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly DAMAGE. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his beginning of this work. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Translator: David Wyllie have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project still just a child after all, and really might not have had an screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more my train leaves at five." come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the handle of the door to open it completely. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it". before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Franz Kafka in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the will be renamed. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly a sign that of that there was no question. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut page at http://pglaf.org who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm works. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to will be renamed. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence certainty. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had http://www.gutenberg.net off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This your equipment. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been he do anything to make them look away. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the at home. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay expression in her eyes. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing a sign that of that there was no question. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with him. But as it is ..." This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Author: Franz Kafka his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Translator: David Wyllie the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Title: Metamorphosis Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance indeed suffering enough. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Translated by David Wyllie his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with impose on them. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was by himself. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their had kept free without any necklace or collar. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the sight of this and all its noise. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be