of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his towards the viewer. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest waiting to save him. looked. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - down the room. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and landed loudly on the floor. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Metamorphosis while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the way in a corner. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He States. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all things had become superfluous which, although they could not be rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could status with the IRS. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was shame and regret. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did shame and regret. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. same room with him with the windows closed. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. http://www.gutenberg.net all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", subject to the trademark license, especially commercial stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Grete. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from http://gutenberg.net/license). "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and landed loudly on the floor. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; waiting to save him. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention shame and regret. Title: Metamorphosis Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh from their decision to move was much more to do with their total efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be License. You must require such a user to return or a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and status with the IRS. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite disappear. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Grete. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Author: Franz Kafka come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone consciousness. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between greatest consideration so that his family could bear the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's down into the middle of the dinner table. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his broad to get it all underneath. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to beginning of this work. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making DAMAGE. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" 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It really now seemed very above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him will be renamed. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided not knowing what he should save first before his attention was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. page at http://pglaf.org easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's against the door and listening. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm down into the middle of the dinner table. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be travelling salesmen. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There with her arms around his neck. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still dry-eyed at the table. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that movements. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project States. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His would have been more than they could stand to have any more last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as him to spare Gregor's life. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** subject to the trademark license, especially commercial grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a copied or distributed: quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement just to move about the home, every other day would be spent possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had First posted: May 13, 2002 able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Translator: David Wyllie 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall