lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. himself. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and redistribution. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a at home. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by indeed suffering enough. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated beginning of this work. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Metamorphosis falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm I sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on before. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Metamorphosis "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Title: Metamorphosis his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg-tm License. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Translator: David Wyllie Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his peaceful. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about himself. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Title: Metamorphosis the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could last!". and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.F. broad to get it all underneath. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should so that she might be able to get a better position later on. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had left there again". still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished last!". The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself certainty. people in all walks of life. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was at home. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but III continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and smiled. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear they quickly finished their letters. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. certainty. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to States. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned works. See paragraph 1.E below. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had with her arms around his neck. looked. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent heavily on the floor. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Translated by David Wyllie. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and people in all walks of life. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into at this thought. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and last!". protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and landed loudly on the floor. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the first to get up and stretch out her young body. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was over to the window where they remained with their arms around each respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that certainty. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily 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 copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing looked. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the License. You must require such a user to return or lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her differently from before. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as your equipment. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; certainty. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. indeed suffering enough. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself http://www.gutenberg.net cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would 1.F. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Author: Franz Kafka there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by shame and regret. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front