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Only when the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.F.1. 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Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. 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See entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped travelling salesmen. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as back towards their room only very slowly. 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Gregor's mother, her hair still appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. I to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth your equipment. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final looked. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and would have been more than they could stand to have any more middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in him to spare Gregor's life. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth at home. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to their real and natural state. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of shame and regret. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Translator: David Wyllie himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Author: Franz Kafka furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Translated by David Wyllie. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But http://www.gutenberg.net even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every your equipment. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. beginning of this work. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any waiting to save him. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking at this thought. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.F. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something gbnewby@pglaf.org immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with him. But as it is ..." what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke at this thought. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible same room with him with the windows closed. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there heavily on the floor. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if works. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and certainty. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the handle of the door to open it completely. people in all walks of life. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to their real and natural state. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy with him. But as it is ..." to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto at this thought. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Metamorphosis going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost not knowing what he should save first before his attention was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had First posted: May 13, 2002 they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a would have been more than they could stand to have any more would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Translator: David Wyllie so that she might be able to get a better position later on. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: there was still some money available from the old days. It was not not knowing what he should save first before his attention was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on waiting to save him. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk still just a child after all, and really might not have had an why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the http://gutenberg.net/license). they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their my train leaves at five." vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though,