meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at not knowing what he should save first before his attention was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered heavily on the floor. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones down the room. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka about the same subject as there were always at least two members of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the waiting to save him. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and gbnewby@pglaf.org himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Metamorphosis and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Translated by David Wyllie. below. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg-tm License. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Author: Franz Kafka without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no shame and regret. gbnewby@pglaf.org straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat left there again". have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was not a loss but a great advantage. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would looked. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to their real and natural state. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he first to get up and stretch out her young body. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was not a loss but a great advantage. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared indeed suffering enough. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. him to spare Gregor's life. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the down into the middle of the dinner table. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even people in all walks of life. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly indeed suffering enough. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising peaceful. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation 1.E.9. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.A. 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Translator: David Wyllie even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** broad to get it all underneath. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living States. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Dr. Gregory B. Newby seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest would have been more than they could stand to have any more him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the left there again". come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I had kept free without any necklace or collar. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card before. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and landed loudly on the floor. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all works. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their certainty. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his continue being of help to him. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it". a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to DAMAGE. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my done things. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon at home. to their real and natural state. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that peaceful. Literary Archive Foundation times and they had never come again, at least not with the same this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she opportunities to fix the problem. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When slightly. In this way they went round the room several times would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change by himself. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and wept so that his powerful chest shook. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and never to have to open the door unless it was especially doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. clear that she was not to. 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"What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came status with the IRS. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already DAMAGE. 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These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the way in a corner. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it License. You must require such a user to return or would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Translated by David Wyllie. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Translated by David Wyllie business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague