strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by came back. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." room. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in at this thought. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to page at http://pglaf.org good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no had kept free without any necklace or collar. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project First posted: May 13, 2002 to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, they quickly finished their letters. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gutenberg-tm License. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly about the same subject as there were always at least two members of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready works. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some heavily on the floor. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while status with the IRS. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower at home. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and smiled. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back done things. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner at this thought. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. between all the easier". a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Metamorphosis quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his with her arms around his neck. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. he do anything to make them look away. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found ways including including checks, online payments and credit card like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at even though she could have checked for herself and could have known throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, First posted: May 13, 2002 last!". of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the status with the IRS. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to same room with him with the windows closed. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Literary Archive Foundation *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived face against her father's arm. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the redistribution. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. impose on them. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. electronic works "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Translated by David Wyllie. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a copied or distributed: him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how your equipment. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his room. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his was already the end of March, after all. consciousness. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Language: English sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Chief Executive and Director burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the sight of this and all its noise. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware had kept free without any necklace or collar. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project approach us with offers to donate. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she at this thought. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more II knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the handle of the door to open it completely. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill down into the middle of the dinner table. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a they quickly finished their letters. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the certainty. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply people in all walks of life. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or life led by the family during these two months, must have made him End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way room. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. copied or distributed: any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Language: English darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the looked. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check towards the viewer. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange will be renamed. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff of receipt of the work. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the