the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** stick, then, finally, all was quiet. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that he do anything to make them look away. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest face against her father's arm. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise times and they had never come again, at least not with the same nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Last updated: May 20, 2012 idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then over to the window where they remained with their arms around each uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room there was still some money available from the old days. It was not their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 1.F. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Grete. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and never to have to open the door unless it was especially on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was already the end of March, after all. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and works. See paragraph 1.E below. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way differently from before. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - works. See paragraph 1.E below. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking works. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took my train leaves at five." and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Title: Metamorphosis that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his last!". one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that subject to the trademark license, especially commercial despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if greatest consideration so that his family could bear the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was not a loss but a great advantage. Literary Archive Foundation usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg-tm License. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the handle of the door to open it completely. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 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They had the tram, filled with warm hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it before. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; III consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing was not a loss but a great advantage. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Translated by David Wyllie of receipt of the work. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and landed loudly on the floor. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gutenberg-tm License. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to their real and natural state. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her heavily on the floor. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Foundation Translator: David Wyllie to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was particular state visit http://pglaf.org ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've him to spare Gregor's life. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Dr. Gregory B. Newby intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Language: English Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Section 4. 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So, as she was prevented from telling confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and wept so that his powerful chest shook. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff III bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Project Gutenberg-tm works. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you movements. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Author: Franz Kafka screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Author: Franz Kafka Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at things had become superfluous which, although they could not be unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant