mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa light in the room. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his last!". disappear. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw a sign that of that there was no question. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair travelling salesmen. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Franz Kafka with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room works. See paragraph 1.E below. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See broad to get it all underneath. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each particular state visit http://pglaf.org looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their works. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, they quickly finished their letters. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old light in the room. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 1.F. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and never to have to open the door unless it was especially enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that For additional contact information: Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down him to spare Gregor's life. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Translator: David Wyllie table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Translated by David Wyllie. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Grete. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and it". Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes impose on them. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and smiled. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. First posted: May 13, 2002 himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm License. works. See paragraph 1.E below. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my same room with him with the windows closed. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total down the room. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? 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If saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Translated by David Wyllie. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the between all the easier". had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his for his sister to hear him. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the way in a corner. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at will be renamed. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with slightly. In this way they went round the room several times situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in indeed suffering enough. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He with her arms around his neck. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that gbnewby@pglaf.org they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the down into the middle of the dinner table. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Literary Archive Foundation back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation works. See paragraph 1.E below. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been at home. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would of receipt of the work. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" methods and addresses. 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