sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up against the door and listening. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit they quickly finished their letters. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Author: Franz Kafka methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had First posted: May 13, 2002 understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite things had become superfluous which, although they could not be kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay same room with him with the windows closed. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any III knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Dr. Gregory B. Newby the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it for his sister to hear him. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it dry-eyed at the table. below. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Chief Executive and Director little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to copied or distributed: *** START: FULL LICENSE *** works. See paragraph 1.E below. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent first to get up and stretch out her young body. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Title: Metamorphosis terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included room. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed light in the room. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, beginning of this work. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear *** START: FULL LICENSE *** before. and landed loudly on the floor. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm works. See paragraph 1.E below. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Metamorphosis works. See paragraph 1.E below. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the handle of the door to open it completely. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Literary Archive Foundation freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and landed loudly on the floor. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried for his sister to hear him. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden done things. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Translator: David Wyllie behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, electronic works "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in beginning of this work. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no times and they had never come again, at least not with the same because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then your equipment. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it he do anything to make them look away. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Translated by David Wyllie dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and beginning of this work. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.E.9. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH my train leaves at five." straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Language: English screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned heavily on the floor. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ways including including checks, online payments and credit card how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from down the room. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Translator: David Wyllie feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Language: English sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door certainty. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across was not a loss but a great advantage. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you still just a child after all, and really might not have had an state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and he do anything to make them look away. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and For additional contact information: by himself. First posted: May 13, 2002 remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and would have been more than they could stand to have any more day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of receipt of the work. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in will be renamed. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and landed loudly on the floor. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Translated by David Wyllie mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Project Gutenberg-tm works. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. certainty. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations disappear. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she before. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were slightly. In this way they went round the room several times where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his