and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by electronic works of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever First posted: May 13, 2002 will be renamed. light in the room. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with her arms around his neck. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. your equipment. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was already the end of March, after all. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and smiled. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the consciousness. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to their real and natural state. status with the IRS. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Translated by David Wyllie. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was differently from before. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did heavily on the floor. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the sight of this and all its noise. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to by himself. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and http://gutenberg.net/license). defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more peaceful. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it impose on them. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of face against her father's arm. was not a loss but a great advantage. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed last!". sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked peaceful. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and landed loudly on the floor. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home things had become superfluous which, although they could not be respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "what are we to do?" tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still gbnewby@pglaf.org "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was with her arms around his neck. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be States. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Chief Executive and Director If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and smiled. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for continue being of help to him. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Metamorphosis promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from people in all walks of life. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and collection. 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Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the opportunities to fix the problem. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand left there again". the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if indeed suffering enough. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and wept so that his powerful chest shook. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had For additional contact information: work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is below. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. done things. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; waiting to save him. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in 1.E.7. 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From these repeated explanations said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when movements. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Metamorphosis angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped just to move about the home, every other day would be spent left there again". some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the way in a corner. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief for his sister to hear him. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was between all the easier". broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Author: Franz Kafka representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of