this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long For additional contact information: on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer chosen! Travelling day in and day out. 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"What's that he's doing now", his father would say only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had kept free without any necklace or collar. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full indeed suffering enough. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm travelling salesmen. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was before. will be renamed. travelling salesmen. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so just to move about the home, every other day would be spent quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" against the door and listening. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the way in a corner. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the work. 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If you are outside the United States, check unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Literary Archive Foundation with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Foundation changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. 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"He isn't money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka III kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like electronic works just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only not knowing what he should save first before his attention was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty room. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand done things. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an so that she might be able to get a better position later on. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and landed loudly on the floor. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Author: Franz Kafka the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of receipt of the work. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked himself. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps beginning of this work. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing disappear. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll I out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any room. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Author: Franz Kafka shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he was already the end of March, after all. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever was already the end of March, after all. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, ceiling. 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It may only be the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg was not a loss but a great advantage. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Translator: David Wyllie my train leaves at five." this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, returns. 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Contact the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Project Gutenberg-tm works. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a it". work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go redistribution. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good stick, then, finally, all was quiet. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works III for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times http://gutenberg.net/license). clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a by himself. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and smiled. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard status with the IRS. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped your equipment. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they had kept free without any necklace or collar. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and wept so that his powerful chest shook. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the sight of this and all its noise. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Translator: David Wyllie them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his impose on them. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of peaceful. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door between all the easier". though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in approach us with offers to donate. down into the middle of the dinner table. and landed loudly on the floor.