not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not page at http://pglaf.org room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we redistribution. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project against the door and listening. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he things had become superfluous which, although they could not be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard beginning of this work. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was impose on them. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm was not a loss but a great advantage. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide for his sister to hear him. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of page at http://pglaf.org use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Franz Kafka Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he *** START: FULL LICENSE *** seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free travelling salesmen. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Project Gutenberg-tm works. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? times and they had never come again, at least not with the same straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times even though she could have checked for herself and could have known injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest came back. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as came back. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn differently from before. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, looked. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was License. You must require such a user to return or removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we him to spare Gregor's life. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing from their decision to move was much more to do with their total badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the at home. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at things had become superfluous which, although they could not be than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the way in a corner. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where between all the easier". he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations my train leaves at five." to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time a sign that of that there was no question. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Grete. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Title: Metamorphosis find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back even though she could have checked for herself and could have known 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate II form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Last updated: May 20, 2012 certainty. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the way in a corner. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down so that she might be able to get a better position later on. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation beginning of this work. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Author: Franz Kafka When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or down the room. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and landed loudly on the floor. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Foundation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of peaceful. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. at this thought. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: left there again". that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never himself. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this between all the easier". - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and works. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were greatest consideration so that his family could bear the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never indeed suffering enough. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the way in a corner. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once expression in her eyes. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stick, then, finally, all was quiet. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Author: Franz Kafka sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in face against her father's arm. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without