them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, last!". they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK was already the end of March, after all. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing opportunities to fix the problem. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with heavily on the floor. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could License. You must require such a user to return or they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and landed loudly on the floor. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three times and they had never come again, at least not with the same distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to him to spare Gregor's life. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he do anything to make them look away. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it impose on them. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out came back. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Translated by David Wyllie. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding left there again". being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. waiting to save him. Translated by David Wyllie. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. certainty. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his will be renamed. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been greatest consideration so that his family could bear the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Foundation could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the face against her father's arm. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he him to spare Gregor's life. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter for his sister to hear him. Translated by David Wyllie by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had kept free without any necklace or collar. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced done things. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never was already the end of March, after all. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and landed loudly on the floor. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework shame and regret. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front with her arms around his neck. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." they quickly finished their letters. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not came back. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own particular state visit http://pglaf.org gbnewby@pglaf.org fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother even though she could have checked for herself and could have known called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples movements. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help travelling salesmen. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the consciousness. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they quickly finished their letters. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Project Gutenberg-tm works. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly waiting to save him. light in the room. Translated by David Wyllie Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Foundation his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.F. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. looked. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor,