see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It would have been more than they could stand to have any more distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. 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Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Dr. Gregory B. Newby more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with with her arms around his neck. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been came back. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 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 water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill States. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Project Gutenberg-tm works. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front there was still some money available from the old days. It was not him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space continue being of help to him. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Project Gutenberg-tm works. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't disappear. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Project Gutenberg-tm works. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Title: Metamorphosis before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Translated by David Wyllie Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times indeed suffering enough. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his your equipment. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the between all the easier". between all the easier". all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gutenberg-tm License. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his redistribution. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling people in all walks of life. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his movements. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is ways including including checks, online payments and credit card shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was already the end of March, after all. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and landed loudly on the floor. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all down the room. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that First posted: May 13, 2002 freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project by himself. he do anything to make them look away. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Last updated: May 20, 2012 been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the way in a corner. approach us with offers to donate. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Translated by David Wyllie. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in at home. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came movements. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote continue being of help to him. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just listening to the evening conversation about what price they had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Metamorphosis Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gutenberg-tm License. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were not knowing what he should save first before his attention was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Title: Metamorphosis home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom License. You must require such a user to return or each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Literary Archive Foundation playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what left there again". Last updated: May 20, 2012 planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting first to get up and stretch out her young body. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who him to spare Gregor's life. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Chief Executive and Director From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which will be renamed. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and landed loudly on the floor. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was with him. But as it is ..." they quickly finished their letters. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Leave my home. 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Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it