complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Dr. Gregory B. Newby one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Language: English enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be heavily on the floor. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.E.9. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Grete. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate before. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from your equipment. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Metamorphosis family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Foundation there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow came back. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Project Gutenberg-tm works. movements. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the your equipment. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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He had nearly forgotten they that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Grete. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably at home. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and never to have to open the door unless it was especially If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Author: Franz Kafka Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt DAMAGE. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you "what are we to do?" wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: first she would call to him as she did so with words that she stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the indeed suffering enough. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a slightly. In this way they went round the room several times back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Franz Kafka not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa against the door and listening. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside works. See paragraph 1.E below. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the way in a corner. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they quickly finished their letters. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in left there again". it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At over to the window where they remained with their arms around each door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the drawers and the desk. 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Gregor never way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort him to spare Gregor's life. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their for the chance to go and fetch it herself. 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In this way going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The electronic works confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was below. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Translated by David Wyllie. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of room. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Language: English all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's last!". milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring waiting to save him. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with came back. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in approach us with offers to donate. Title: Metamorphosis falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the way in a corner. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted against the door and listening. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Last updated: May 20, 2012 "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Translated by David Wyllie only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand about the same subject as there were always at least two members of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly done things. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's works. See paragraph 1.E below. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister room. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it". slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used