one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some impose on them. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about First posted: May 13, 2002 - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Literary Archive Foundation main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Franz Kafka imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Metamorphosis grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It room. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Translated by David Wyllie Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the First posted: May 13, 2002 herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that particular state visit http://pglaf.org (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort status with the IRS. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. 1.E.9. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Language: English head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto waiting to save him. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. I was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards not knowing what he should save first before his attention was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother first to get up and stretch out her young body. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to towards the viewer. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gutenberg-tm License. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came face against her father's arm. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", my train leaves at five." Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic I see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Translated by David Wyllie So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "what are we to do?" had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from shame and regret. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came people in all walks of life. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH copied or distributed: the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were For additional contact information: reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, peaceful. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his people in all walks of life. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a travelling salesmen. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the way in a corner. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps will be renamed. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay still just a child after all, and really might not have had an backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Author: Franz Kafka else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still for his sister to hear him. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the way in a corner. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body impose on them. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. opportunities to fix the problem. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement III "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Franz Kafka if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of works. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke people in all walks of life. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to travelling salesmen. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he left there again". protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some travelling salesmen. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning,