from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it". sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would page at http://pglaf.org three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was already the end of March, after all. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the opportunities to fix the problem. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there before. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in differently from before. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles works. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to First posted: May 13, 2002 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: broad to get it all underneath. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a room. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth II infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the applicable state law. 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Gregor went straight to hide "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Translated by David Wyllie. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when peaceful. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort impose on them. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in broad to get it all underneath. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force approach us with offers to donate. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the way in a corner. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my subject to the trademark license, especially commercial sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Franz Kafka floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would below. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the First posted: May 13, 2002 Project Gutenberg-tm works. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into people in all walks of life. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned just to move about the home, every other day would be spent her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Franz Kafka of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and landed loudly on the floor. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be License. You must require such a user to return or eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations consciousness. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished opportunities to fix the problem. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister himself. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like him like a wild man. 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Or he might go to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a sign that of that there was no question. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple expression in her eyes. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had it". This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to their real and natural state. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while electronic works understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Title: Metamorphosis going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework differently from before. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and was already the end of March, after all. light in the room. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations status with the IRS. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room subject to the trademark license, especially commercial went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat