father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self certainty. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Translated by David Wyllie. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of done things. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his it". everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and never to have to open the door unless it was especially continue being of help to him. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Language: English to their real and natural state. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. 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YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with kitchen. 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"That's what I said", replied the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who against the door and listening. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he not knowing what he should save first before his attention was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Project Gutenberg-tm works. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and landed loudly on the floor. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up room. works. See paragraph 1.E below. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Translated by David Wyllie under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. States. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he do anything to make them look away. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished status with the IRS. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Translated by David Wyllie. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project him to spare Gregor's life. First posted: May 13, 2002 could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. him to spare Gregor's life. Translated by David Wyllie. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he copied or distributed: States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright done things. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to II to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to their real and natural state. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to face against her father's arm. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with indeed suffering enough. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's DAMAGE. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how they quickly finished their letters. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Author: Franz Kafka keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Translator: David Wyllie she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "what are we to do?" and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do dry-eyed at the table. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay still just a child after all, and really might not have had an from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. same room with him with the windows closed. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back about the same subject as there were always at least two members of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the last!". hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered differently from before. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon was already the end of March, after all. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, License. You must require such a user to return or grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was will be renamed. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 1.F. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to their real and natural state. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about room. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to their real and natural state. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without approach us with offers to donate. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples a sign that of that there was no question. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project for his sister to hear him. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can 1.F. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to waiting to save him. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: first she would call to him as she did so with words that she anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This