of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the handle of the door to open it completely. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than down the room. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her before. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen there was still some money available from the old days. It was not boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his below. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, shame and regret. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for status with the IRS. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the heavily on the floor. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Metamorphosis they went away together on tip-toe. 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The person or entity that provided you with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let even though she could have checked for herself and could have known playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's people in all walks of life. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he a sign that of that there was no question. he do anything to make them look away. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the waiting to save him. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned States. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and smiled. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had against the door and listening. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The not knowing what he should save first before his attention was noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already copied or distributed: it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always redistribution. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Project Gutenberg-tm works. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a he do anything to make them look away. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite greatest consideration so that his family could bear the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. disappear. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Franz Kafka usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance status with the IRS. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to they quickly finished their letters. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place first to get up and stretch out her young body. your equipment. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to down into the middle of the dinner table. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Foundation wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Translated by David Wyllie. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, they quickly finished their letters. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the consciousness. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out left there again". The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method subject to the trademark license, especially commercial 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming First posted: May 13, 2002 individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of him to spare Gregor's life. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the particular state visit http://pglaf.org across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon himself. peaceful. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than between its four familiar walls. 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"I'd like to eat something", said better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower still just a child after all, and really might not have had an company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an indeed suffering enough. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had travelling salesmen. consciousness. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even times and they had never come again, at least not with the same it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited First posted: May 13, 2002 his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange will be renamed. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards flat and force us to sleep on the streets. 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Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do I butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm works. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide by himself. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project License. You must require such a user to return or was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had waiting to save him. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across expression in her eyes. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother movements. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or so that she might be able to get a better position later on. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the