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His boss would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 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The food was steaming, and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work will be renamed. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 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"Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to it, but I can. 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He swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, stare out of it. 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It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after for his sister to hear him. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt http://gutenberg.net/license). word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not waiting to save him. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to light in the room. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.F. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Translated by David Wyllie. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. for his sister to hear him. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for works. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of down the room. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Last updated: May 20, 2012 active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every people in all walks of life. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he First posted: May 13, 2002 of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and impose on them. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Franz Kafka some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Grete. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously by himself. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And redistribution. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his between all the easier". with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and people in all walks of life. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than http://gutenberg.net/license). up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. down into the middle of the dinner table. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works with him. But as it is ..." was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? will be renamed. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to