time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work stick, then, finally, all was quiet. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed him to spare Gregor's life. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God http://www.gutenberg.net "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement before. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest face against her father's arm. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. looked. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide 1.F. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Translated by David Wyllie. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the peaceful. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still so that she might be able to get a better position later on. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Title: Metamorphosis She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the left there again". When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only dry-eyed at the table. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he do anything to make them look away. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the way in a corner. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gutenberg-tm License. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a life led by the family during these two months, must have made him without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the indeed suffering enough. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up First posted: May 13, 2002 flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after they quickly finished their letters. came back. Translated by David Wyllie. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments III very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could For additional contact information: first to get up and stretch out her young body. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very it". playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had himself. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright peaceful. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on works. See paragraph 1.E below. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk between all the easier". moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Literary Archive Foundation turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would First posted: May 13, 2002 pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth towards the viewer. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: without anything decisive happening, without even giving the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and smiled. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Author: Franz Kafka compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any him to spare Gregor's life. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Translated by David Wyllie. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be about the same subject as there were always at least two members of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and smiled. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from travelling salesmen. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the first to get up and stretch out her young body. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of receipt of the work. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Translated by David Wyllie come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Translated by David Wyllie. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Franz Kafka because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of left there again". think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Franz Kafka a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his DAMAGE. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or still just a child after all, and really might not have had an blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them listening to the evening conversation about what price they had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.E.9. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and wept so that his powerful chest shook. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower ways including including checks, online payments and credit card still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who times and they had never come again, at least not with the same this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, the handle of the door to open it completely. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before status with the IRS. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the DAMAGE. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff No-one noticed him, though. 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If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or