with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Translated by David Wyllie. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ways including including checks, online payments and credit card efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with her arms around his neck. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and smiled. Literary Archive Foundation consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop first to get up and stretch out her young body. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether left there again". body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money still just a child after all, and really might not have had an driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that beginning of this work. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Grete. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when certainty. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide from their decision to move was much more to do with their total in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations page at http://pglaf.org dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Dr. Gregory B. Newby street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able impose on them. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three not knowing what he should save first before his attention was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of people in all walks of life. my train leaves at five." "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Title: Metamorphosis entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of http://gutenberg.net/license). or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Foundation same room with him with the windows closed. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: listening to the evening conversation about what price they had thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father first she would call to him as she did so with words that she word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of opportunities to fix the problem. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible approach us with offers to donate. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Literary Archive Foundation to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work light in the room. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Grete. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. was not a loss but a great advantage. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present light in the room. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with down the room. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back down the room. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest it". to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Title: Metamorphosis in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Foundation Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become your equipment. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Language: English they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the sight of this and all its noise. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that States. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, down the room. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the himself. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with him. But as it is ..." WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Author: Franz Kafka her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Literary Archive Foundation defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and for his sister to hear him. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and landed loudly on the floor. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers http://gutenberg.net/license). even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would impose on them. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. light in the room. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Language: English very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Project Gutenberg-tm works. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, by himself. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the handle of the door to open it completely. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He same room with him with the windows closed. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg-tm License. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was not a loss but a great advantage. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room indeed suffering enough. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to works. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his between all the easier". and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself first to get up and stretch out her young body. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm about the same subject as there were always at least two members of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Title: Metamorphosis