Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they shame and regret. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but II for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and concentration. 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And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. him to spare Gregor's life. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown at home. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Literary Archive Foundation doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she redistribution. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief waiting to save him. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance by himself. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, they quickly finished their letters. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the sight of this and all its noise. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day beginning of this work. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Grete. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from II had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite gbnewby@pglaf.org himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR face against her father's arm. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and same room with him with the windows closed. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "what are we to do?" any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Metamorphosis down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had electronic works he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project done things. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him impose on them. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Title: Metamorphosis would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing face against her father's arm. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do ways including including checks, online payments and credit card to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; continue being of help to him. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the towards the viewer. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he particular state visit http://pglaf.org he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would not knowing what he should save first before his attention was earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Author: Franz Kafka screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the sight of this and all its noise. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and 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 little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by with him. But as it is ..." lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. first to get up and stretch out her young body. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Title: Metamorphosis probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. gbnewby@pglaf.org consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Author: Franz Kafka front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at *** START: FULL LICENSE *** had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself. particular state visit http://pglaf.org door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about against the door and listening. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do not knowing what he should save first before his attention was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered there was still some money available from the old days. It was not without anything decisive happening, without even giving the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. First posted: May 13, 2002 still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once listening to the evening conversation about what price they had steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had broad to get it all underneath. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the copied or distributed: Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into last!". against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. expression in her eyes. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God face against her father's arm. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Dr. Gregory B. Newby up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before