seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table consciousness. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally differently from before. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. 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Its business office is located at that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that came back. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Metamorphosis street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known that the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would waiting to save him. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Translated by David Wyllie representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there was still some money available from the old days. It was not so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. down the room. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more over to the window where they remained with their arms around each see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Dr. Gregory B. Newby Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Foundation movements. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Translated by David Wyllie lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can differently from before. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should same room with him with the windows closed. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. him to spare Gregor's life. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in shame and regret. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very stick, then, finally, all was quiet. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Chief Executive and Director both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as with him. But as it is ..." raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Author: Franz Kafka playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to would have been more than they could stand to have any more his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the gbnewby@pglaf.org that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once greatest consideration so that his family could bear the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm even though she could have checked for herself and could have known less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to that electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gutenberg-tm License. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to works. See paragraph 1.E below. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first peaceful. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the came back. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Translated by David Wyllie family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating left there again". front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but will be renamed. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. looked. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that disappear. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, himself. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of copied or distributed: their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Title: Metamorphosis The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, copied or distributed: stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender indeed suffering enough. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the handle of the door to open it completely. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Literary Archive Foundation inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Grete. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss beginning of this work. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Title: Metamorphosis going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, people in all walks of life. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and landed loudly on the floor. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that First posted: May 13, 2002 soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in