Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but III grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had opportunities to fix the problem. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. would have been more than they could stand to have any more written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. will be renamed. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of travelling salesmen. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the I "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching last!". back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and face against her father's arm. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that just to move about the home, every other day would be spent probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven movements. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg-tm License. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his looked. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Translated by David Wyllie slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Author: Franz Kafka everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that yet. 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Gregor's appeals to his father were of no even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Translated by David Wyllie. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no last!". 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever License. You must require such a user to return or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and smiled. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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They became room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been times and they had never come again, at least not with the same that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her status with the IRS. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Title: Metamorphosis had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did works. See paragraph 1.E below. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the http://www.gutenberg.net superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry dry-eyed at the table. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards travelling salesmen. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his indeed suffering enough. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a people in all walks of life. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Translated by David Wyllie. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing http://www.gutenberg.net might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and smiled. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself with him. But as it is ..." effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of receipt of the work. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers shame and regret. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought was already the end of March, after all. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously so that she might be able to get a better position later on. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware they quickly finished their letters. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was not a loss but a great advantage. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There for his sister to hear him. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to their real and natural state. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there impose on them. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise of receipt of the work. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but before. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in