ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his that the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming II possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her 1.F. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and never to have to open the door unless it was especially becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual http://gutenberg.net/license). been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the handle of the door to open it completely. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still slightly. In this way they went round the room several times No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Metamorphosis went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from done things. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Franz Kafka labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Metamorphosis out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg subject to the trademark license, especially commercial continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. down the room. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for gbnewby@pglaf.org secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do redistribution. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would gbnewby@pglaf.org indeed suffering enough. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it". to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. peaceful. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and For additional contact information: and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself movements. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest him to spare Gregor's life. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had against the door and listening. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Translated by David Wyllie. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would throughout numerous locations. 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You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered III samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the way in a corner. below. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his towards the viewer. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg beginning of this work. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without first she would call to him as she did so with words that she room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room States. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of travelling salesmen. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and wept so that his powerful chest shook. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Author: Franz Kafka devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with her arms around his neck. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his http://www.gutenberg.net True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Metamorphosis reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. my train leaves at five." straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that below. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling works. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Grete. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Metamorphosis strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.E.9. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from him to spare Gregor's life. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" shame and regret. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he people in all walks of life. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Foundation would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in continue being of help to him. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to their real and natural state. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished