She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer down the room. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made himself. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United my train leaves at five." Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making below. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she DAMAGE. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. 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And on responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on works. See paragraph 1.E below. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. badly on his two rows of legs. 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Gregor also refrained, this time, from ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. works. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" people in all walks of life. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been opportunities to fix the problem. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we even though she could have checked for herself and could have known they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back II they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the heavily on the floor. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation for his sister to hear him. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, particular state visit http://pglaf.org door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Chief Executive and Director his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a gbnewby@pglaf.org find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared waiting to save him. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her indeed suffering enough. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Author: Franz Kafka "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening with her arms around his neck. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined times and they had never come again, at least not with the same into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was already the end of March, after all. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Literary Archive Foundation and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Language: English But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to shame and regret. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he waiting to save him. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt came back. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. room. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been waiting to save him. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Project Gutenberg-tm works. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. 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Gregor's father and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and smiled. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Grete. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Translated by David Wyllie long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become same room with him with the windows closed. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon approach us with offers to donate. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you at this thought. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "what are we to do?" enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free even though she could have checked for herself and could have known That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been people in all walks of life. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table approach us with offers to donate. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, expression in her eyes. indeed suffering enough. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to my train leaves at five." set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of beginning of this work. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Language: English would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first down into the middle of the dinner table. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than subject to the trademark license, especially commercial agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door first to get up and stretch out her young body. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Dr. Gregory B. Newby we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he