threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide face against her father's arm. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Title: Metamorphosis he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael broad to get it all underneath. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Translated by David Wyllie. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to their real and natural state. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Section 3. 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He would rather jump at Grete's face. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was opportunities to fix the problem. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Title: Metamorphosis looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn dry-eyed at the table. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll waiting to save him. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague same room with him with the windows closed. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution works. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have face against her father's arm. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went so that she might be able to get a better position later on. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing down the room. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the sight of this and all its noise. Dr. Gregory B. Newby they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his he do anything to make them look away. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him to spare Gregor's life. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Dr. Gregory B. Newby possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, certainty. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented subject to the trademark license, especially commercial against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Author: Franz Kafka front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Author: Franz Kafka With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing dry-eyed at the table. first to get up and stretch out her young body. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Dr. Gregory B. Newby he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Language: English quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed http://www.gutenberg.net against the door and listening. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Translated by David Wyllie. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? will be renamed. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his dry-eyed at the table. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of receipt of the work. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the sight of this and all its noise. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that life led by the family during these two months, must have made him bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new light in the room. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm movements. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Metamorphosis around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Translated by David Wyllie adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Translator: David Wyllie takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his approach us with offers to donate. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny,