street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and they quickly finished their letters. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on will be renamed. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He would have been more than they could stand to have any more superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think approach us with offers to donate. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing particular state visit http://pglaf.org "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her room. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Author: Franz Kafka but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up people in all walks of life. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set with him. But as it is ..." ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three first to get up and stretch out her young body. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Translated by David Wyllie. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Title: Metamorphosis like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At copied or distributed: 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I people in all walks of life. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.F. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution from their decision to move was much more to do with their total page at http://pglaf.org perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes peaceful. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he he do anything to make them look away. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! 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Gregor was extremely few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair differently from before. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Translated by David Wyllie. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at same room with him with the windows closed. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight over to the window where they remained with their arms around each about the same subject as there were always at least two members of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, particular state visit http://pglaf.org after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project 1.E.9. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up still just a child after all, and really might not have had an burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their works. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, continue being of help to him. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card impose on them. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not your equipment. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in himself. same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his opportunities to fix the problem. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes works. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to that consciousness. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Grete. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But