him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about came back. impose on them. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there impose on them. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation and never to have to open the door unless it was especially up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular indeed suffering enough. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, copied or distributed: your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied light in the room. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Grete. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt waiting to save him. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous for his sister to hear him. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed still just a child after all, and really might not have had an which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight last!". That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Translated by David Wyllie. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed differently from before. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps of receipt of the work. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they there was still some money available from the old days. It was not day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 1.E.9. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living particular state visit http://pglaf.org by himself. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Translated by David Wyllie. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: against the door and listening. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the travelling salesmen. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. certainty. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was not a loss but a great advantage. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and never to have to open the door unless it was especially struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would same room with him with the windows closed. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have shame and regret. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all face against her father's arm. was already the end of March, after all. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Title: Metamorphosis with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light First posted: May 13, 2002 the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Franz Kafka disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and works. See paragraph 1.E below. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in had kept free without any necklace or collar. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Grete. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to their real and natural state. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, last!". work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it http://www.gutenberg.net "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it was already the end of March, after all. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they disappear. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only certainty. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon approach us with offers to donate. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when stick, then, finally, all was quiet. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Metamorphosis just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him would have been more than they could stand to have any more would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his electronic works ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming approach us with offers to donate. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the redistribution. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you impose on them. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Author: Franz Kafka "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both they quickly finished their letters. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say heavily on the floor. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the with her arms around his neck. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE people in all walks of life. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him copied or distributed: fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Franz Kafka they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Translated by David Wyllie. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door