his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day last!". and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. last!". other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Dr. Gregory B. Newby Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was not a loss but a great advantage. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite at this thought. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and smiled. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Language: English peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on License. You must require such a user to return or 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Author: Franz Kafka had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to their real and natural state. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then was not a loss but a great advantage. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Grete. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to by himself. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with her arms around his neck. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his himself as he liked. 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They seemed to have realised the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to their real and natural state. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk License. You must require such a user to return or how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had http://www.gutenberg.net gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he continue being of help to him. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched had kept free without any necklace or collar. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged DAMAGE. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth will be renamed. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. left there again". I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably about the same subject as there were always at least two members of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium still just a child after all, and really might not have had an find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Translated by David Wyllie. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Franz Kafka with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each there was still some money available from the old days. It was not came back. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in had kept free without any necklace or collar. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Language: English consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother came back. came back. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Franz Kafka badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible down into the middle of the dinner table. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be last!". that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.E.9. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project things had become superfluous which, although they could not be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown at this thought. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became by himself. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the certainty. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of receipt of the work. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and