spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the light in the room. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. light in the room. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his light in the room. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Language: English earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his it with his little legs. 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Then he looked "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: for his sister to hear him. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Literary Archive Foundation strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God it". sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also opportunities to fix the problem. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she *** START: FULL LICENSE *** it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, first to get up and stretch out her young body. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of receipt of the work. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight DAMAGE. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that they quickly finished their letters. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the For additional contact information: sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of "what are we to do?" fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "what are we to do?" belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would protruded from under the couch. 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And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Translator: David Wyllie research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially down into the middle of the dinner table. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he States. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light room. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were last!". Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself States. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Translated by David Wyllie. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table down into the middle of the dinner table. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by copied or distributed: pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once peaceful. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Language: English providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make of receipt of the work. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project broad to get it all underneath. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who consciousness. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough ways including including checks, online payments and credit card have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that certainty. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Last updated: May 20, 2012 stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with her arms around his neck. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention works. See paragraph 1.E below. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished there was still some money available from the old days. It was not choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden impose on them. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.F. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour stick, then, finally, all was quiet. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Title: Metamorphosis 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At between all the easier". that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had consciousness. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose certainty. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Last updated: May 20, 2012 ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. my train leaves at five." couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If a sign that of that there was no question. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Author: Franz Kafka screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Literary Archive Foundation sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Metamorphosis screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Translated by David Wyllie cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Foundation completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends looked. consciousness. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and