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Had he really much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Foundation Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg-tm License. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. for his sister to hear him. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had II that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently even though she could have checked for herself and could have known difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone broad to get it all underneath. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with him. But as it is ..." press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing looked. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every DAMAGE. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Translator: David Wyllie wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gutenberg-tm License. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. towards the viewer. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg looked. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and a sign that of that there was no question. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and wept so that his powerful chest shook. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a differently from before. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an http://www.gutenberg.net completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and smiled. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room between all the easier". think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came http://gutenberg.net/license). left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had First posted: May 13, 2002 I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he down the room. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary waiting to save him. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at peaceful. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the first to get up and stretch out her young body. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in consciousness. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever life led by the family during these two months, must have made him 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up it". driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made just to move about the home, every other day would be spent sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the way in a corner. travelling salesmen. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more peaceful. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Project Gutenberg-tm works. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any about the same subject as there were always at least two members of before. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Last updated: May 20, 2012 all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Last updated: May 20, 2012 nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect came back. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended will be renamed. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by impose on them. my train leaves at five." people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table expression in her eyes. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. face against her father's arm. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the down the room. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the