enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Translated by David Wyllie thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off between all the easier". of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change came back. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Translator: David Wyllie not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make from their decision to move was much more to do with their total but not without looking back at the body. 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But as if in gruff He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the impose on them. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty towards the viewer. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in electronic works the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living last!". his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff III shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their waiting to save him. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then down the room. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after works. See paragraph 1.E below. himself. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were 1.F. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When suddenly interrupted. 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Its business office is located at accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. 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If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before at this thought. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he they quickly finished their letters. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Project Gutenberg-tm works. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Title: Metamorphosis happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Title: Metamorphosis I as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear II on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already room. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. people in all walks of life. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning light in the room. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when disappear. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower would have been more than they could stand to have any more screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa my train leaves at five." only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to their real and natural state. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose For additional contact information: "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by same room with him with the windows closed. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do copied or distributed: suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Title: Metamorphosis himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then of receipt of the work. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister they quickly finished their letters. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room greatest consideration so that his family could bear the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object room. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly about the same subject as there were always at least two members of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes stick, then, finally, all was quiet. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with her arms around his neck. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "what are we to do?" people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a waiting to save him. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is was not a loss but a great advantage. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Franz Kafka was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a http://gutenberg.net/license). while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would gbnewby@pglaf.org door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest II Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother over to the window where they remained with their arms around each "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. same room with him with the windows closed. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up for his sister to hear him. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see 1.E.7. 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Her father, of course, was startled state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Author: Franz Kafka of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it". considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally still just a child after all, and really might not have had an occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than certainty. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out