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So they couldn't skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud beginning of this work. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking ways including including checks, online payments and credit card This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the heavily on the floor. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Franz Kafka her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; indeed suffering enough. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without down into the middle of the dinner table. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if III it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in my train leaves at five." was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they http://www.gutenberg.net 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project expression in her eyes. License. You must require such a user to return or on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere for his sister to hear him. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. room. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact III crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with her arms around his neck. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; below. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Project Gutenberg-tm works. down the room. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of movements. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered redistribution. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to broad to get it all underneath. Foundation there was still some money available from the old days. It was not nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends expression in her eyes. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few peaceful. face against her father's arm. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Last updated: May 20, 2012 somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being first she would call to him as she did so with words that she understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be by himself. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned shame and regret. left there again". electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be opportunities to fix the problem. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he before. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right peaceful. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very status with the IRS. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project same room with him with the windows closed. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Translated by David Wyllie. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's peaceful. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Metamorphosis with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in broad to get it all underneath. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present differently from before. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which still just a child after all, and really might not have had an must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in approach us with offers to donate. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt redistribution. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the would have been more than they could stand to have any more States. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Foundation be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Dr. Gregory B. Newby going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just works. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would shame and regret. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with from their decision to move was much more to do with their total after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. License. You must require such a user to return or again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the