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He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes 1.E.9. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and will be renamed. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. 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Would his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In stick, then, finally, all was quiet. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Author: Franz Kafka parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Translated by David Wyllie. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made I a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood http://gutenberg.net/license). think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Language: English And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Franz Kafka just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Translated by David Wyllie. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Grete. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was first to get up and stretch out her young body. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related License. You must require such a user to return or or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him greatest consideration so that his family could bear the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had I and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her electronic works there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Foundation benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then life led by the family during these two months, must have made him slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the with him. But as it is ..." in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it". it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and smiled. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my even though she could have checked for herself and could have known - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they differently from before. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "what are we to do?" incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had expression in her eyes. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work it". copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Title: Metamorphosis like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Author: Franz Kafka she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Chief Executive and Director after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Franz Kafka research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Language: English with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. looked. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the way in a corner. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in at home. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you people in all walks of life. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and smiled. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the http://www.gutenberg.net or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the handle of the door to open it completely. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to with him. But as it is ..." efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his peaceful. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Literary Archive Foundation scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite