that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that particular state visit http://pglaf.org Translator: David Wyllie only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore of receipt of the work. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. 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But his mother the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? 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I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. that this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat him to spare Gregor's life. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to their real and natural state. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. people in all walks of life. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.F. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Translator: David Wyllie playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would between all the easier". to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, was not a loss but a great advantage. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking room. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He first she would call to him as she did so with words that she if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy still just a child after all, and really might not have had an other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making indeed suffering enough. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, looked. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "what are we to do?" His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Last updated: May 20, 2012 head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on times and they had never come again, at least not with the same eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and never to have to open the door unless it was especially finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. will be renamed. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Translator: David Wyllie use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or shame and regret. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: are removed. 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That's editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the way in a corner. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the sight of this and all its noise. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father copied or distributed: that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room face against her father's arm. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Translated by David Wyllie. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more things had become superfluous which, although they could not be be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of approach us with offers to donate. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would status with the IRS. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, particular state visit http://pglaf.org wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the broad to get it all underneath. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - First posted: May 13, 2002 them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted not knowing what he should save first before his attention was actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and landed loudly on the floor. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "what are we to do?" devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised with him. But as it is ..." they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Metamorphosis of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his last!". possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's with him. But as it is ..." only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. towards the viewer. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was page at http://pglaf.org as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they II there was still some money available from the old days. It was not down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, electronic works after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any himself. down the room. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the sight of this and all its noise. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his III