and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even even though she could have checked for herself and could have known distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Franz Kafka up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Chief Executive and Director shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag he do anything to make them look away. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the a sign that of that there was no question. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to looked. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found at home. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally status with the IRS. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Language: English hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Last updated: May 20, 2012 His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats not knowing what he should save first before his attention was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth continue being of help to him. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the works. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set States. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him continue being of help to him. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to looked. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help still just a child after all, and really might not have had an - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the below. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, my train leaves at five." flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, certainty. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework 1.F. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but States. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be beginning of this work. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the first to get up and stretch out her young body. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a same room with him with the windows closed. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Metamorphosis warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Foundation against the door and listening. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just just to move about the home, every other day would be spent whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he peaceful. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep movements. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Grete. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, First posted: May 13, 2002 away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel before. same room with him with the windows closed. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but beginning of this work. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good peaceful. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Franz Kafka Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the done things. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father http://www.gutenberg.net time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes page at http://pglaf.org could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the sight of this and all its noise. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing subject to the trademark license, especially commercial door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his works. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for done things. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were was not a loss but a great advantage. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Last updated: May 20, 2012 sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in came back. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like it". that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no page at http://pglaf.org with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the sight of this and all its noise. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had