trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, For additional contact information: now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him First posted: May 13, 2002 have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked without anything decisive happening, without even giving the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in by himself. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic at this thought. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other he do anything to make them look away. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking certainty. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but works. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully first she would call to him as she did so with words that she people in all walks of life. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no at this thought. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with for his sister to hear him. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across light in the room. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Franz Kafka Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] room. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), States. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at copied or distributed: controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Chief Executive and Director the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door still just a child after all, and really might not have had an was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the by himself. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. room. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Last updated: May 20, 2012 Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with her arms around his neck. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own for his sister to hear him. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Language: English situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, approach us with offers to donate. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the First posted: May 13, 2002 on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living http://www.gutenberg.net are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with things had become superfluous which, although they could not be our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a III straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Translator: David Wyllie that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they III about the same subject as there were always at least two members of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my I the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. differently from before. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Translator: David Wyllie imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. heavily on the floor. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK 1.F. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her it". on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like particular state visit http://pglaf.org the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently works. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Literary Archive Foundation Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but 1.E.1. 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