Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lock!" 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See paragraph 1.E below. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and smiled. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant face against her father's arm. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At over to the window where they remained with their arms around each a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was that Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Translated by David Wyllie back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Project Gutenberg-tm works. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt life led by the family during these two months, must have made him broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance http://www.gutenberg.net remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Title: Metamorphosis research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she States. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no continue being of help to him. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Metamorphosis (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right same room with him with the windows closed. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the he do anything to make them look away. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, 1.F. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gutenberg-tm License. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in certainty. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to DAMAGE. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Dr. Gregory B. Newby hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. came back. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm done things. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg last!". was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with down the room. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite electronic works drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Metamorphosis joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern peaceful. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged impose on them. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project subject to the trademark license, especially commercial mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, 1.E.9. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the dry-eyed at the table. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Translated by David Wyllie important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very still just a child after all, and really might not have had an dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain shame and regret. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Dr. Gregory B. Newby expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if status with the IRS. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Dr. Gregory B. Newby Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to their real and natural state. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand of receipt of the work. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project your equipment. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a light in the room. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking subject to the trademark license, especially commercial some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or last!". there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right indeed suffering enough. and landed loudly on the floor. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but shame and regret. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. indeed suffering enough. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging peaceful. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed there was still some money available from the old days. It was not So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of he do anything to make them look away. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would