must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked people in all walks of life. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound listening to the evening conversation about what price they had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was already the end of March, after all. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the way in a corner. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been at home. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gutenberg-tm License. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Translated by David Wyllie thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was III what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to had kept free without any necklace or collar. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See States. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the dry-eyed at the table. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Foundation she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would expression in her eyes. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by without anything decisive happening, without even giving the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat First posted: May 13, 2002 see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to continue being of help to him. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter disappear. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Chief Executive and Director you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the handle of the door to open it completely. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will just to move about the home, every other day would be spent wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, differently from before. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Chief Executive and Director form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the sight of this and all its noise. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite 1.F. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, movements. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand himself. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works towards the viewer. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As electronic works front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In they quickly finished their letters. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Translator: David Wyllie less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to their real and natural state. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was already the end of March, after all. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with him. But as it is ..." out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's stick, then, finally, all was quiet. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Franz Kafka provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. movements. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in http://www.gutenberg.net light in the room. "what are we to do?" of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Metamorphosis owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, waiting to save him. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Translator: David Wyllie electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of people in all walks of life. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Metamorphosis sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same listening to the evening conversation about what price they had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. of receipt of the work. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, against the door and listening. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa just to move about the home, every other day would be spent floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the handle of the door to open it completely. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United greatest consideration so that his family could bear the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door DAMAGE. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones still just a child after all, and really might not have had an waiting to save him. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had works. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the sight of this and all its noise. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. 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