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He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with it". from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune before. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 1.F. first to get up and stretch out her young body. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the handle of the door to open it completely. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly http://www.gutenberg.net herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There with him. But as it is ..." himself. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Project Gutenberg-tm works. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them disappear. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all still just a child after all, and really might not have had an compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be travelling salesmen. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new at home. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Franz Kafka "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt for his sister to hear him. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's continue being of help to him. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: done things. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set not knowing what he should save first before his attention was trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took they quickly finished their letters. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor without anything decisive happening, without even giving the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally by himself. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the sight of this and all its noise. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Franz Kafka mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can my train leaves at five." slightly. In this way they went round the room several times not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and your equipment. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never electronic works flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, States. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with redistribution. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Translated by David Wyllie. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go copied or distributed: second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Literary Archive Foundation tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in http://gutenberg.net/license). provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with page at http://pglaf.org anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly status with the IRS. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing was already the end of March, after all. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her for his sister to hear him. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Chief Executive and Director The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, I would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, done things. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Translated by David Wyllie. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be http://gutenberg.net/license). grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Grete. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object beginning of this work. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Translated by David Wyllie. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and at this thought. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Chief Executive and Director electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light last!". especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Author: Franz Kafka service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Grete. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Grete. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its status with the IRS. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, II This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can