round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Franz Kafka left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by was not a loss but a great advantage. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Chief Executive and Director sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go heavily on the floor. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Translated by David Wyllie. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and between all the easier". eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but impose on them. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father shame and regret. approach us with offers to donate. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had disappear. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. looked. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of DAMAGE. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the below. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me about the same subject as there were always at least two members of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to at this thought. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't still just a child after all, and really might not have had an everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was will be renamed. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women I explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Author: Franz Kafka included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Dr. Gregory B. Newby consciousness. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each continue being of help to him. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three had kept free without any necklace or collar. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations gbnewby@pglaf.org This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, looked. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would your equipment. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with her arms around his neck. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Metamorphosis money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, room. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite himself. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space