"They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Author: Franz Kafka Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they about the same subject as there were always at least two members of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room times and they had never come again, at least not with the same sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Foundation throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Last updated: May 20, 2012 how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by beginning of this work. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: face against her father's arm. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which works. See paragraph 1.E below. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or shame and regret. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Translated by David Wyllie thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the people in all walks of life. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Title: Metamorphosis Project Gutenberg-tm works. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in expression in her eyes. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there was still some money available from the old days. It was not was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that first to get up and stretch out her young body. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had heavily on the floor. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely your equipment. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days your equipment. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set he do anything to make them look away. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 1.E.9. a sign that of that there was no question. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly stick, then, finally, all was quiet. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped by himself. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times by himself. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke over to the window where they remained with their arms around each He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to movements. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly came back. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Franz Kafka License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with was not a loss but a great advantage. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging II now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that of receipt of the work. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this heavily on the floor. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the handle of the door to open it completely. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, electronic works throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and landed loudly on the floor. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Author: Franz Kafka people in all walks of life. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he do anything to make them look away. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor same room with him with the windows closed. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of First posted: May 13, 2002 Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie even though she could have checked for herself and could have known So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he *** START: FULL LICENSE *** with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.E.9. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself there was still some money available from the old days. It was not front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping came back. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the For additional contact information: used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should DAMAGE. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the handle of the door to open it completely. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Language: English newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room expression in her eyes. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing States. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Translated by David Wyllie would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. below. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with without anything decisive happening, without even giving the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to