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It and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" towards the viewer. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to their real and natural state. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in it". impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss times and they had never come again, at least not with the same humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in opportunities to fix the problem. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Last updated: May 20, 2012 gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of 1.F. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while continue being of help to him. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Language: English even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then same room with him with the windows closed. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. particular state visit http://pglaf.org was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the continue being of help to him. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn listening to the evening conversation about what price they had used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware certainty. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related redistribution. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his below. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the handle of the door to open it completely. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest 1.F.1. 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Doing business like this ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across my train leaves at five." or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he States. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw they quickly finished their letters. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not had kept free without any necklace or collar. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Translator: David Wyllie first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Translated by David Wyllie. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully before. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still page at http://pglaf.org It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK himself. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower http://gutenberg.net/license). improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It peaceful. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the redistribution. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw it". fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Literary Archive Foundation "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread I business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then had kept free without any necklace or collar. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very first she would call to him as she did so with words that she more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his face against her father's arm. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out works. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they consciousness. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. copied or distributed: more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Franz Kafka while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before impose on them. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He