was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was your equipment. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Grete. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to disappear. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong still just a child after all, and really might not have had an while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and at home. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Author: Franz Kafka it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; down the room. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about against the door and listening. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, status with the IRS. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright peaceful. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long himself. Title: Metamorphosis room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she down the room. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no people in all walks of life. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For I connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Metamorphosis broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, before. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Translated by David Wyllie Title: Metamorphosis condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a just to move about the home, every other day would be spent WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, at home. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite waiting to save him. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I disappear. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in differently from before. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 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He turned his head to face the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would last!". would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to their real and natural state. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and III both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to their real and natural state. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would have been more than they could stand to have any more was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard first to get up and stretch out her young body. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for http://www.gutenberg.net curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Title: Metamorphosis cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being a sign that of that there was no question. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. redistribution. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; looked. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their shame and regret. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" him to spare Gregor's life. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen opportunities to fix the problem. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but at home. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she broad to get it all underneath. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his indeed suffering enough. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg himself. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! 1.E.9. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was face against her father's arm. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go approach us with offers to donate. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth was playing so beautifully. 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He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, enough sleep and felt fully rested. 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If he succeeded in falling out around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally paragraph 1.C below. 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At first he moved it because, with no other room free where dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. certainty. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Translated by David Wyllie. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen before. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise