he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with her arms around his neck. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Translated by David Wyllie. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! opportunities to fix the problem. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his impose on them. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and never to have to open the door unless it was especially him to spare Gregor's life. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke towards the viewer. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with between all the easier". this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this ways including including checks, online payments and credit card waiting to save him. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can License. You must require such a user to return or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to their real and natural state. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Franz Kafka the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see people in all walks of life. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and wept so that his powerful chest shook. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", 1.E.9. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which came back. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father expression in her eyes. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag that probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and people in all walks of life. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, opportunities to fix the problem. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Translated by David Wyllie with her arms around his neck. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat my train leaves at five." removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, he do anything to make them look away. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate slightly. In this way they went round the room several times against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to States. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I room. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Language: English only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was first to get up and stretch out her young body. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back had kept free without any necklace or collar. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room become so thoughtless about the others. 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The door was slammed shut with the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: without anything decisive happening, without even giving the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went waiting to save him. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been times and they had never come again, at least not with the same appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been himself. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. continue being of help to him. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even disappear. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Literary Archive Foundation He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, himself. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; shame and regret. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without still just a child after all, and really might not have had an would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen against the door and listening. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Translator: David Wyllie all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was already the end of March, after all. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Project Gutenberg-tm works. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the handle of the door to open it completely. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of receipt of the work. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen last!". came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy life led by the family during these two months, must have made him sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Grete. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and smiled. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom first to get up and stretch out her young body. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were