Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to their real and natural state. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not electronic works from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] opportunities to fix the problem. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at redistribution. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and landed loudly on the floor. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or looked. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the electronic works companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works about the same subject as there were always at least two members of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. came back. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound I expression in her eyes. done things. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not at this thought. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to their real and natural state. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door disappear. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited 1.E.9. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the they quickly finished their letters. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of was not a loss but a great advantage. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all III doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when first to get up and stretch out her young body. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the towards the viewer. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced face against her father's arm. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already indeed suffering enough. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the to their real and natural state. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he would have been more than they could stand to have any more disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to. 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"What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had your equipment. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, expression in her eyes. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and they quickly finished their letters. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own was already the end of March, after all. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, dry-eyed at the table. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Author: Franz Kafka dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief for his sister to hear him. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be my train leaves at five." bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and wept so that his powerful chest shook. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let it". eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, DAMAGE. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did still just a child after all, and really might not have had an hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Translated by David Wyllie. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ways including including checks, online payments and credit card they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite face against her father's arm. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." certainty. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was status with the IRS. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals quiet, maybe that was a good sign. 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