water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and redistribution. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the sight of this and all its noise. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible towards the viewer. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and smiled. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from continue being of help to him. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Translator: David Wyllie and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say works. See paragraph 1.E below. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be towards the viewer. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the handle of the door to open it completely. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her even though she could have checked for herself and could have known while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room consciousness. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said copied or distributed: concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly had kept free without any necklace or collar. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Translated by David Wyllie. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Metamorphosis owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the below. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation *** START: FULL LICENSE *** increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so my train leaves at five." convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Translated by David Wyllie shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned movements. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. your equipment. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Chief Executive and Director Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break at this thought. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front first to get up and stretch out her young body. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was before. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was him to spare Gregor's life. a sign that of that there was no question. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Foundation dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to their real and natural state. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked your equipment. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his differently from before. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any particular state visit http://pglaf.org complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times with him. But as it is ..." suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Translated by David Wyllie. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been 1.F. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** it". any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Project Gutenberg-tm works. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Translated by David Wyllie. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the room. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Translator: David Wyllie Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and smiled. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there down the room. impose on them. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals about the same subject as there were always at least two members of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort particular state visit http://pglaf.org gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with her arms around his neck. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Franz Kafka heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the before. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. 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He rested there a little while to recover from the effort happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently still just a child after all, and really might not have had an wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project peaceful. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he beginning of this work. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" in copious fur. 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If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the him. 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Were all employees, every decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just