of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Last updated: May 20, 2012 "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by copied or distributed: watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before life led by the family during these two months, must have made him a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the are removed. 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His mother was not used to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it below. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door waiting to save him. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force License. You must require such a user to return or 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework indeed suffering enough. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, works. See paragraph 1.E below. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. first to get up and stretch out her young body. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with status with the IRS. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance at this thought. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous http://gutenberg.net/license). only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. it". it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible III useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery without anything decisive happening, without even giving the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three shame and regret. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object down into the middle of the dinner table. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free License. You must require such a user to return or quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and landed loudly on the floor. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that III movements. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Translated by David Wyllie. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Translated by David Wyllie. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Chief Executive and Director achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown will be renamed. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with her arms around his neck. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the heavily on the floor. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning gbnewby@pglaf.org while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Title: Metamorphosis was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and wept so that his powerful chest shook. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling beginning of this work. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their waiting to save him. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Literary Archive Foundation that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good same room with him with the windows closed. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He of receipt of the work. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Language: English International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in down the room. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without status with the IRS. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as http://gutenberg.net/license). without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if 1.F. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gutenberg-tm License. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate expression in her eyes. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** will be renamed. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly about the same subject as there were always at least two members of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all had kept free without any necklace or collar. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their works. See paragraph 1.E below. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon heavily on the floor. my train leaves at five." possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said http://gutenberg.net/license). shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Title: Metamorphosis movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the gbnewby@pglaf.org what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from down the room. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while for his sister to hear him. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. beginning of this work. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to their real and natural state. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise outside the United States. 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It was not consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and down into the middle of the dinner table. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact last!". a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose so that she might be able to get a better position later on. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works