Grete. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Translated by David Wyllie. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, looked. my train leaves at five." money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with him. But as it is ..." sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations electronic works would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm http://www.gutenberg.net editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father your written explanation. 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Leant back comfortably on their seats, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back copied or distributed: joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, first to get up and stretch out her young body. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Grete. Dr. Gregory B. Newby next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Project Gutenberg-tm works. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite http://www.gutenberg.net until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes looked. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand light in the room. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the impose on them. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would below. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the works. See paragraph 1.E below. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Author: Franz Kafka way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. DAMAGE. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "what are we to do?" Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was not a loss but a great advantage. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most broad to get it all underneath. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could people in all walks of life. impose on them. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found shame and regret. Translated by David Wyllie uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Translated by David Wyllie belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never he do anything to make them look away. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Language: English incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Title: Metamorphosis copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Last updated: May 20, 2012 the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Literary Archive Foundation before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the way in a corner. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and smiled. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and smiled. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Grete. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they he do anything to make them look away. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go they quickly finished their letters. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the music and his sister with the violin. 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He carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gutenberg-tm electronic works. 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Yes, but was it as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Grete. came back. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. below. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his States. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the beginning of this work. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had 1.E.9. 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"He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door early train. We don't know what to say to him. 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He really had not imagined we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel down the room. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the way in a corner. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Project Gutenberg-tm works. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Title: Metamorphosis ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort things had become superfluous which, although they could not be both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had broad to get it all underneath. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or against the door and listening. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and of receipt of the work. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived would have been more than they could stand to have any more terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his