driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was status with the IRS. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see *** START: FULL LICENSE *** his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so about the same subject as there were always at least two members of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Metamorphosis grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even things had become superfluous which, although they could not be almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it". than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Metamorphosis last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects same room with him with the windows closed. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly him to spare Gregor's life. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their for his sister to hear him. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the way in a corner. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gutenberg-tm License. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change at this thought. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Language: English and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and landed loudly on the floor. peaceful. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the beginning of this work. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day of receipt of the work. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at differently from before. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Last updated: May 20, 2012 much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father consciousness. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Title: Metamorphosis released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Franz Kafka way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the below. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for impose on them. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange shame and regret. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he waiting to save him. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door copied or distributed: different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. disappear. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home slightly. In this way they went round the room several times from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by state a little while before and almost without noticing it. 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But who knows, maybe that to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Foundation noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Author: Franz Kafka This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right first to get up and stretch out her young body. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg-tm License. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about impose on them. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm down the room. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Dr. Gregory B. Newby III bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Foundation alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Project Gutenberg-tm works. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was my train leaves at five." sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, movements. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.F. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's down into the middle of the dinner table. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Translated by David Wyllie. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and peaceful. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that continue being of help to him. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of