She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, broad to get it all underneath. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable slightly. In this way they went round the room several times that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something heavily on the floor. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with her arms around his neck. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay against the door and listening. against the door and listening. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Chief Executive and Director which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended waiting to save him. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Title: Metamorphosis amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was left there again". consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good For additional contact information: better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of differently from before. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Foundation that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to redistribution. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the light in the room. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your of receipt of the work. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give your equipment. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had face against her father's arm. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the handle of the door to open it completely. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept not knowing what he should save first before his attention was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music approach us with offers to donate. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were movements. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping movements. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the http://gutenberg.net/license). could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down towards the viewer. License. You must require such a user to return or only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation at home. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state would have been more than they could stand to have any more some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Author: Franz Kafka his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the your equipment. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet at this thought. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding broad to get it all underneath. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Grete. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck they quickly finished their letters. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "what are we to do?" word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would certainty. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing States. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in