and never to have to open the door unless it was especially word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the peaceful. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. travelling salesmen. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Translated by David Wyllie. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure would have been more than they could stand to have any more work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with him. But as it is ..." at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a DAMAGE. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating face against her father's arm. waiting to save him. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any over to the window where they remained with their arms around each - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could my train leaves at five." No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back last!". and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and wept so that his powerful chest shook. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included waiting to save him. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly approach us with offers to donate. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Title: Metamorphosis at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment himself. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away peaceful. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can particular state visit http://pglaf.org Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his people in all walks of life. Metamorphosis impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Translated by David Wyllie. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous DAMAGE. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe it". and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their beginning of this work. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he do anything to make them look away. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "what are we to do?" the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table even though she could have checked for herself and could have known alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing your equipment. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would about the same subject as there were always at least two members of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. heavily on the floor. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was already the end of March, after all. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for at this thought. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into people in all walks of life. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Dr. Gregory B. Newby looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first at this thought. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that for his sister to hear him. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty greatest consideration so that his family could bear the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Title: Metamorphosis hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of continue being of help to him. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Title: Metamorphosis situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother at this thought. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to their real and natural state. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was they quickly finished their letters. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Project Gutenberg-tm works. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like For additional contact information: but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the shame and regret. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be III he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his I in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely without anything decisive happening, without even giving the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he about the same subject as there were always at least two members of blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room differently from before. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Translator: David Wyllie "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Franz Kafka afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a towards the viewer. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and wept so that his powerful chest shook. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever