around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly peaceful. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with him. But as it is ..." was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Title: Metamorphosis When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Metamorphosis front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face slightly. In this way they went round the room several times how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling your equipment. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought I this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back ways including including checks, online payments and credit card these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the way in a corner. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in will be renamed. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with 1.F. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would came back. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and never to have to open the door unless it was especially eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of receipt of the work. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. light in the room. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more my train leaves at five." bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to against the door and listening. differently from before. continue being of help to him. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded will be renamed. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough face against her father's arm. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he do anything to make them look away. Language: English the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite him to spare Gregor's life. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister not knowing what he should save first before his attention was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar http://www.gutenberg.net towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door shame and regret. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do at this thought. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before looked. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief before. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of thinks about the business. 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Gregor arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Author: Franz Kafka all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to their real and natural state. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps 1.C. 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His mother was not used to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Chief Executive and Director distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any there was still some money available from the old days. It was not strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he lock with his mouth. 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Would his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total http://www.gutenberg.net to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance their way in there too. 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With any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See listening to the evening conversation about what price they had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor? 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Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Metamorphosis under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked impose on them. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. differently from before. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of