immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gutenberg-tm License. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto room. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version was not a loss but a great advantage. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising consciousness. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Translated by David Wyllie. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any movements. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how so that she might be able to get a better position later on. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** over to the window where they remained with their arms around each driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous below. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Dr. Gregory B. Newby in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too your equipment. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, face against her father's arm. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging particular state visit http://pglaf.org hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands down the room. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen at this thought. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 1.E.9. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to of receipt of the work. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the beginning of this work. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the way in a corner. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Foundation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is dry-eyed at the table. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange light in the room. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg done things. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with him. But as it is ..." up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. heavily on the floor. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Title: Metamorphosis have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Chief Executive and Director as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of first to get up and stretch out her young body. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on differently from before. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends even though she could have checked for herself and could have known methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the indeed suffering enough. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in peaceful. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his he do anything to make them look away. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with status with the IRS. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy down the room. towards the viewer. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously approach us with offers to donate. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand greatest consideration so that his family could bear the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Title: Metamorphosis for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Last updated: May 20, 2012 found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with him. But as it is ..." eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but with him. But as it is ..." I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Title: Metamorphosis bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving 1.E.9. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a so that she might be able to get a better position later on. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had heavily on the floor. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort times and they had never come again, at least not with the same shame and regret. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her opportunities to fix the problem. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Franz Kafka cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the handle of the door to open it completely. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the way in a corner. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed so that she might be able to get a better position later on. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing *** START: FULL LICENSE *** special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give III with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for