donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. consciousness. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to 1.F. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock people in all walks of life. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were not knowing what he should save first before his attention was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear looked. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too copied or distributed: he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the way in a corner. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "what are we to do?" protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden by himself. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or continue being of help to him. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much over to the window where they remained with their arms around each spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day redistribution. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his came back. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and opportunities to fix the problem. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Language: English to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her works. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that was already the end of March, after all. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the himself. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never status with the IRS. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as First posted: May 13, 2002 eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Metamorphosis collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic consciousness. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, broad to get it all underneath. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever of receipt of the work. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Franz Kafka than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" just to move about the home, every other day would be spent instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that First posted: May 13, 2002 of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sister would send the maid away on some errand. 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Gregor remained present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. http://www.gutenberg.net see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or came back. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and waiting to save him. broad to get it all underneath. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Chief Executive and Director thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard For additional contact information: experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Translator: David Wyllie instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto beginning of this work. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by peaceful. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch peaceful. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there page at http://pglaf.org find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his http://gutenberg.net/license). the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had heavily on the floor. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious there was still some money available from the old days. It was not him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back your equipment. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Metamorphosis cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to page at http://pglaf.org kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden so that she might be able to get a better position later on. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. done things. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and smiled. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread greatest consideration so that his family could bear the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. indeed suffering enough. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were page at http://pglaf.org License. You must require such a user to return or and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this greatest consideration so that his family could bear the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. he do anything to make them look away. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Translated by David Wyllie put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional towards the viewer. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of broad to get it all underneath. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to redistribution. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family redistribution. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free expression in her eyes. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space approach us with offers to donate. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable there was still some money available from the old days. It was not down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that