different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For page at http://pglaf.org glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, my train leaves at five." opportunities to fix the problem. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Project Gutenberg-tm works. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. redistribution. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the of receipt of the work. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father would have been more than they could stand to have any more leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his at home. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Last updated: May 20, 2012 electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the sight of this and all its noise. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest II which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Translator: David Wyllie about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would came back. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Metamorphosis overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of a sign that of that there was no question. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in they quickly finished their letters. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the sight of this and all its noise. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. had kept free without any necklace or collar. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm they quickly finished their letters. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the had kept free without any necklace or collar. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to to their real and natural state. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had him to spare Gregor's life. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.F. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was had kept free without any necklace or collar. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they quickly finished their letters. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones heavily on the floor. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was http://gutenberg.net/license). ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Foundation with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Language: English charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down times and they had never come again, at least not with the same might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the last!". day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works disappear. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project particular state visit http://pglaf.org entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth continue being of help to him. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Title: Metamorphosis before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Author: Franz Kafka same room with him with the windows closed. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with her arms around his neck. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm they quickly finished their letters. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and never to have to open the door unless it was especially eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up copied or distributed: happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so it". whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his opportunities to fix the problem. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Translated by David Wyllie as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Translator: David Wyllie was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff at this thought. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their