and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust greatest consideration so that his family could bear the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - dry-eyed at the table. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister from their decision to move was much more to do with their total easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give certainty. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a looked. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with him. But as it is ..." forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.E.9. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, http://www.gutenberg.net day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or at this thought. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; down the room. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with him. But as it is ..." to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the done things. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Franz Kafka him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Translator: David Wyllie dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never redistribution. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Translated by David Wyllie. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much life led by the family during these two months, must have made him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. disappear. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" below. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Literary Archive Foundation She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three III this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or copied or distributed: fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime against the door and listening. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Author: Franz Kafka All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of travelling salesmen. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Last updated: May 20, 2012 had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "what are we to do?" with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but first to get up and stretch out her young body. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once impose on them. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right came back. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make For additional contact information: Dr. Gregory B. Newby see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it below. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect they quickly finished their letters. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in before. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Author: Franz Kafka "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full about the same subject as there were always at least two members of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the handle of the door to open it completely. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not would have been more than they could stand to have any more curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Metamorphosis eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and smiled. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro just to move about the home, every other day would be spent second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the handle of the door to open it completely. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, electronic works Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; would have been more than they could stand to have any more around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity opportunities to fix the problem. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get heavily on the floor. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust approach us with offers to donate. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without 1.E.9. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He before. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen him to spare Gregor's life. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times without anything decisive happening, without even giving the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to broad to get it all underneath. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Translated by David Wyllie. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their