to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the room. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. before. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more http://gutenberg.net/license). family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body done things. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he will be renamed. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped light in the room. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with her arms around his neck. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Foundation feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had page at http://pglaf.org located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Literary Archive Foundation certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully gbnewby@pglaf.org to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Translated by David Wyllie. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain had kept free without any necklace or collar. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Author: Franz Kafka playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it". himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and landed loudly on the floor. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were over to the window where they remained with their arms around each grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do III shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right it". she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in he do anything to make them look away. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. indeed suffering enough. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work for his sister to hear him. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Literary Archive Foundation from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard continue being of help to him. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear electronic works "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown continue being of help to him. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making electronic works driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless for his sister to hear him. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than a sign that of that there was no question. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more License. You must require such a user to return or strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do your equipment. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and landed loudly on the floor. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the way in a corner. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever from their decision to move was much more to do with their total but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Chief Executive and Director help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and same room with him with the windows closed. with her arms around his neck. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Grete. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie towards the viewer. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Translated by David Wyllie. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the beginning of this work. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: light in the room. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, it". quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a consciousness. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card For additional contact information: things had become superfluous which, although they could not be him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.E.9. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Translator: David Wyllie - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Last updated: May 20, 2012 To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared beginning of this work. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright,