They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time him to spare Gregor's life. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa they quickly finished their letters. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from travelling salesmen. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. differently from before. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or down the room. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his impose on them. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Metamorphosis He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It at this thought. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent so that she might be able to get a better position later on. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless certainty. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To before. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the handle of the door to open it completely. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the expression in her eyes. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was at this thought. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the your equipment. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than For additional contact information: the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting at this thought. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and works. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would came back. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy gbnewby@pglaf.org light in the room. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a particular state visit http://pglaf.org at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally particular state visit http://pglaf.org her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Franz Kafka compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up towards the viewer. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He expression in her eyes. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Literary Archive Foundation First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with him. But as it is ..." His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and landed loudly on the floor. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke they quickly finished their letters. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net light in the room. 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There's no basis for any of the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Metamorphosis Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a looked. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally broad to get it all underneath. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related there was still some money available from the old days. It was not rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Dr. Gregory B. Newby and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a I slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to their real and natural state. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would page at http://pglaf.org to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting slightly. In this way they went round the room several times six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the handle of the door to open it completely. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Translated by David Wyllie table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place by himself. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. First posted: May 13, 2002 present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no approach us with offers to donate. particular state visit http://pglaf.org as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth opportunities to fix the problem. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both done things. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. travelling salesmen. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door works. See paragraph 1.E below. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall was not a loss but a great advantage. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone below. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He light in the room. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the