the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Foundation instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Author: Franz Kafka a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that at home. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish came back. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. face against her father's arm. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see shame and regret. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages people in all walks of life. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt times and they had never come again, at least not with the same now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this License. You must require such a user to return or skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next 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 through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest from their decision to move was much more to do with their total no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had kept free without any necklace or collar. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Translated by David Wyllie. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. page at http://pglaf.org anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with without anything decisive happening, without even giving the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff DAMAGE. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation just to move about the home, every other day would be spent couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's travelling salesmen. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Language: English shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium same room with him with the windows closed. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and wept so that his powerful chest shook. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Franz Kafka distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. looked. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Project Gutenberg-tm works. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Translated by David Wyllie. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when at this thought. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you beginning of this work. down the room. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. works. See paragraph 1.E below. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up status with the IRS. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living they quickly finished their letters. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; 1.E.9. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he he do anything to make them look away. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Language: English recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Last updated: May 20, 2012 electronic works as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks differently from before. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself travelling salesmen. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was not a loss but a great advantage. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Title: Metamorphosis he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the down into the middle of the dinner table. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his disappear. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Language: English fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange indeed suffering enough. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always impose on them. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they came back. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the expression in her eyes. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At he do anything to make them look away. same room with him with the windows closed. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and License. You must require such a user to return or like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some II