Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were last!". easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper particular state visit http://pglaf.org that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Metamorphosis and smiled. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the disappear. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant First posted: May 13, 2002 because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation License. You must require such a user to return or especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all http://gutenberg.net/license). the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project page at http://pglaf.org "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his will be renamed. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt with her arms around his neck. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living life led by the family during these two months, must have made him When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and works. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried works. See paragraph 1.E below. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of first to get up and stretch out her young body. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight between all the easier". pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit done things. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and last!". always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Translated by David Wyllie "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The at home. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Translated by David Wyllie. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and never to have to open the door unless it was especially without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did him to spare Gregor's life. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Chief Executive and Director seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three down into the middle of the dinner table. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance without anything decisive happening, without even giving the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from particular state visit http://pglaf.org and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister II as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they gbnewby@pglaf.org only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it DAMAGE. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into came back. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm First posted: May 13, 2002 him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with was already the end of March, after all. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each works. See paragraph 1.E below. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was already the end of March, after all. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Title: Metamorphosis it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his status with the IRS. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Translated by David Wyllie. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", between all the easier". controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with her arms around his neck. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Author: Franz Kafka Author: Franz Kafka was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they quickly finished their letters. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised redistribution. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** between all the easier". way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might peaceful. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing listening to the evening conversation about what price they had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was particular state visit http://pglaf.org times and they had never come again, at least not with the same set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door they quickly finished their letters. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk last!". received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite differently from before. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard it". from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is III went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father dry-eyed at the table. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the sight of this and all its noise. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, done things. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal listening to the evening conversation about what price they had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor",