information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He shame and regret. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did your equipment. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of your equipment. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. 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The three of them at first just nodded http://gutenberg.net/license). would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. was not a loss but a great advantage. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way below. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never so that she might be able to get a better position later on. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Metamorphosis and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Franz Kafka he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became I across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight room. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** page at http://pglaf.org more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally things had become superfluous which, although they could not be unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the handle of the door to open it completely. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had kept free without any necklace or collar. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, approach us with offers to donate. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned first she would call to him as she did so with words that she stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Project Gutenberg-tm works. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever room. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." 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In the room on his right there followed as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and disappear. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would done things. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination first she would call to him as she did so with words that she front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles III Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and I a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with her arms around his neck. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Project Gutenberg-tm works. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Author: Franz Kafka receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Last updated: May 20, 2012 ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally travelling salesmen. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to was not a loss but a great advantage. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from subject to the trademark license, especially commercial oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room about the same subject as there were always at least two members of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm it". of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; expression in her eyes. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if works. See paragraph 1.E below. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground had kept free without any necklace or collar. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE http://gutenberg.net/license). with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new from their decision to move was much more to do with their total chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To disappear. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Chief Executive and Director away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would particular state visit http://pglaf.org When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily about the same subject as there were always at least two members of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had even though she could have checked for herself and could have known pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Translated by David Wyllie while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the looked. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of receipt of the work. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He same room with him with the windows closed. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front