So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune him to spare Gregor's life. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the opportunities to fix the problem. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it indeed suffering enough. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to last!". WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm all feel particularly fresh and lively. 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If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Translated by David Wyllie. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement indeed suffering enough. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the sight of this and all its noise. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door light in the room. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and smiled. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff my train leaves at five." the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from so that she might be able to get a better position later on. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Translated by David Wyllie but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Last updated: May 20, 2012 after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not differently from before. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project License. You must require such a user to return or strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning my train leaves at five." copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the for his sister to hear him. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, same room with him with the windows closed. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that him to spare Gregor's life. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. works. See paragraph 1.E below. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than electronic works a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Last updated: May 20, 2012 how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO himself. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - done things. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he electronic works entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Metamorphosis This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor certainty. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to http://gutenberg.net/license). So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged continue being of help to him. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found down into the middle of the dinner table. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. 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Some of the time he passed in a would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Language: English think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative against the door and listening. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted heavily on the floor. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the approach us with offers to donate. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Franz Kafka agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the sight of this and all its noise. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him last!". sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I 1.F. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found movements. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, certainty. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight travelling salesmen. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force First posted: May 13, 2002 to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Title: Metamorphosis the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, he do anything to make them look away. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which II himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the works. See paragraph 1.E below. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her still just a child after all, and really might not have had an same room with him with the windows closed. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you looked. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw