then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if consciousness. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from he do anything to make them look away. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in impose on them. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stick, then, finally, all was quiet. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All between all the easier". would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of particular state visit http://pglaf.org and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. waiting to save him. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with continue being of help to him. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other left there again". She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them number is 64-6221541. 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The last thing distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Foundation playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If particular state visit http://pglaf.org answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Translated by David Wyllie and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Chief Executive and Director he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! about the same subject as there were always at least two members of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would copied or distributed: 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gutenberg-tm License. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his continue being of help to him. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as redistribution. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their of receipt of the work. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Last updated: May 20, 2012 even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE works. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for people in all walks of life. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Title: Metamorphosis been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to their real and natural state. 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Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not For additional contact information: with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as License. You must require such a user to return or one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Translated by David Wyllie. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further redistribution. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends things had become superfluous which, although they could not be illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days would have been more than they could stand to have any more been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and him to spare Gregor's life. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael a sign that of that there was no question. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. came back. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Franz Kafka splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who things had become superfluous which, although they could not be So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking without anything decisive happening, without even giving the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the waiting to save him. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest opportunities to fix the problem. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's certainty. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the page at http://pglaf.org understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. 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But now that I see courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced your equipment. Project Gutenberg-tm works. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself it". delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously continue being of help to him. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without reads the paper or studies train timetables. 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It really now seemed very could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him.