especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to he do anything to make them look away. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when For additional contact information: better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and consciousness. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It towards the viewer. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. 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Can't you sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her at this thought. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar I forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your himself. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did had kept free without any necklace or collar. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had even though she could have checked for herself and could have known impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works people in all walks of life. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found approach us with offers to donate. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and consciousness. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it". States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a life led by the family during these two months, must have made him curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the sight of this and all its noise. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he with her arms around his neck. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; him to spare Gregor's life. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Section 3. 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All quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he do anything to make them look away. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations beginning of this work. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And approach us with offers to donate. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" electronic works they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it". If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the impose on them. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Foundation legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room at this thought. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear *** START: FULL LICENSE *** everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the came back. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak subject to the trademark license, especially commercial his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague will be renamed. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted dry-eyed at the table. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender consciousness. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly disappear. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they for his sister to hear him. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she I sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off left there again". 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly dry-eyed at the table. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself there was still some money available from the old days. It was not seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his particular state visit http://pglaf.org to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, opportunities to fix the problem. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. down the room. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Translated by David Wyllie. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my things had become superfluous which, although they could not be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to first to get up and stretch out her young body. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as beginning of this work. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following continue being of help to him. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, before. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Translated by David Wyllie went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular down the room. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Title: Metamorphosis They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God gbnewby@pglaf.org to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth would have been more than they could stand to have any more