anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself gbnewby@pglaf.org that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought approach us with offers to donate. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, room. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately by himself. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the way in a corner. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Title: Metamorphosis Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was not a loss but a great advantage. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from with her arms around his neck. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I just to move about the home, every other day would be spent long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on States. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I will be renamed. certainty. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of waiting to save him. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned left there again". II form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Franz Kafka the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email towards the viewer. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Translated by David Wyllie. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor of receipt of the work. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Project Gutenberg-tm works. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this done things. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of receipt of the work. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a copied or distributed: bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Author: Franz Kafka Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his consciousness. 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If I didn't have my parents to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with by himself. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the it". early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Last updated: May 20, 2012 her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's over to the window where they remained with their arms around each they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Title: Metamorphosis continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Metamorphosis example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in against the door and listening. the handle of the door to open it completely. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. below. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and License. You must require such a user to return or So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. by himself. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the way in a corner. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Translated by David Wyllie. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with people in all walks of life. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty face against her father's arm. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Chief Executive and Director Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of