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If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with her arms around his neck. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation first to get up and stretch out her young body. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Last updated: May 20, 2012 hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Author: Franz Kafka that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their looked. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women slightly. In this way they went round the room several times experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in broad to get it all underneath. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Last updated: May 20, 2012 and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited down the room. towards the viewer. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was already the end of March, after all. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Translator: David Wyllie posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I things had become superfluous which, although they could not be stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Last updated: May 20, 2012 next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up people in all walks of life. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up first to get up and stretch out her young body. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, last!". Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self from their decision to move was much more to do with their total spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed just to move about the home, every other day would be spent your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did with him. But as it is ..." gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you http://gutenberg.net/license). thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and dry-eyed at the table. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which times and they had never come again, at least not with the same protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, below. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the way in a corner. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with these requirements. 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Gregor had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after States. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. DAMAGE. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder with her arms around his neck. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. done things. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Translated by David Wyllie was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do it". a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for things had become superfluous which, although they could not be cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged expression in her eyes. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and light in the room. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Translated by David Wyllie. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Grete. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the heavily on the floor. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. last!". possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "what are we to do?" morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a times and they had never come again, at least not with the same screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still at this thought. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole below. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Foundation a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her