not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. For additional contact information: if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Translated by David Wyllie. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood from their decision to move was much more to do with their total become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Foundation wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared III some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; status with the IRS. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Grete. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly himself. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Translated by David Wyllie. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Title: Metamorphosis moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do gbnewby@pglaf.org stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down life led by the family during these two months, must have made him dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than not knowing what he should save first before his attention was been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and expression in her eyes. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing had kept free without any necklace or collar. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen room. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite consciousness. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest differently from before. would have been more than they could stand to have any more enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Metamorphosis To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Dr. Gregory B. Newby grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say about the same subject as there were always at least two members of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his first to get up and stretch out her young body. light in the room. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, States. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and never to have to open the door unless it was especially send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it approach us with offers to donate. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to II without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a sign that of that there was no question. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework light in the room. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time had kept free without any necklace or collar. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what beginning of this work. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was looked. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my dry-eyed at the table. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter beginning of this work. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of down the room. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money subject to the trademark license, especially commercial knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and electronic works understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Last updated: May 20, 2012 example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Last updated: May 20, 2012 of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough times and they had never come again, at least not with the same WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and landed loudly on the floor. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka DAMAGE. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth *** START: FULL LICENSE *** courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Title: Metamorphosis he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight impose on them. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was III held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without from their decision to move was much more to do with their total simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented certainty. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. left there again". keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings before. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on coffee was pouring down onto the carpet.