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So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent was already the end of March, after all. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that II Grete. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of copied or distributed: the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Project Gutenberg-tm works. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive by himself. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. my train leaves at five." that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the sight of this and all its noise. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room particular state visit http://pglaf.org favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of dry-eyed at the table. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to with him. But as it is ..." His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; impose on them. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Literary Archive Foundation screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. 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Hardly with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, had kept free without any necklace or collar. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon certainty. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Title: Metamorphosis unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere particular state visit http://pglaf.org the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Last updated: May 20, 2012 with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom face against her father's arm. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Last updated: May 20, 2012 their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Metamorphosis works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Translated by David Wyllie. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's room. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now from their decision to move was much more to do with their total with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back first she would call to him as she did so with words that she with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Translator: David Wyllie Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner at this thought. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the down the room. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his against the door and listening. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to was already the end of March, after all. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was not a loss but a great advantage. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his a sign that of that there was no question. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to their real and natural state. movements. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and at this thought. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Language: English imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Translated by David Wyllie. Translated by David Wyllie. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Foundation with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He so that she might be able to get a better position later on. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his towards the viewer. and landed loudly on the floor. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He came back. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother shame and regret. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Translator: David Wyllie it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. before. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to their real and natural state. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the gbnewby@pglaf.org death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower before. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied broad to get it all underneath. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when