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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Dr. Gregory B. Newby and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in differently from before. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about III too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate still just a child after all, and really might not have had an good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would III on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. 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And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Last updated: May 20, 2012 whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than fainted, but she's better now. 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Gregor also refrained, this time, from upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! 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Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. will be renamed. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat came back. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it". skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The ground. 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The uniform had not been new to start with, but the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to my train leaves at five." this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed light in the room. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about he do anything to make them look away. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary just to move about the home, every other day would be spent same room with him with the windows closed. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the your equipment. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for little legs would find a use. 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However hard he threw was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: first she would call to him as she did so with words that she in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and broad to get it all underneath. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The License. You must require such a user to return or even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a particular state visit http://pglaf.org electronic works and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the by himself. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and smiled. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day left there again". superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project still just a child after all, and really might not have had an parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. For additional contact information: hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial first to get up and stretch out her young body. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 1.F. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm shame and regret. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and landed loudly on the floor. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Last updated: May 20, 2012 around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and landed loudly on the floor. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving certainty. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Language: English him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never first to get up and stretch out her young body. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but greatest consideration so that his family could bear the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" towards the viewer. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days certainty. status with the IRS. movements. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his redistribution. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 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 friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled consciousness. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he certainty. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with