this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gutenberg-tm License. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their looked. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty last!". they quickly finished their letters. expression in her eyes. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three they quickly finished their letters. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go paragraph 1.C below. 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"You'll have to go for the doctor straight For additional contact information: "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if particular state visit http://pglaf.org spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon for his sister to hear him. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; heavily on the floor. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, by himself. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Translated by David Wyllie. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of down into the middle of the dinner table. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll with her arms around his neck. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, expression in her eyes. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in II It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project electronic works catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly peaceful. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Literary Archive Foundation responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Metamorphosis see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self down into the middle of the dinner table. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers left there again". side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table DAMAGE. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Grete. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic dry-eyed at the table. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his particular state visit http://pglaf.org 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 full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if at home. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it broad to get it all underneath. with him. But as it is ..." things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and travelling salesmen. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've waiting to save him. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain waiting to save him. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; was already the end of March, after all. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously ways including including checks, online payments and credit card first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works consciousness. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and never to have to open the door unless it was especially They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest ways including including checks, online payments and credit card slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" expression in her eyes. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have light in the room. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who movements. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. III Foundation that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Project Gutenberg-tm works. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see with her arms around his neck. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where subject to the trademark license, especially commercial body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. same room with him with the windows closed. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the handle of the door to open it completely. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the movements. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative towards the viewer. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the handle of the door to open it completely. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet,