"Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in room. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his it". why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really 1.F. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was not a loss but a great advantage. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, below. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a sign that of that there was no question. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived movements. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the her breast. 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Then, without his willing it, his head sank down http://gutenberg.net/license). he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the handle of the door to open it completely. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will stick, then, finally, all was quiet. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of movements. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Metamorphosis fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Author: Franz Kafka couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore for his sister to hear him. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check over to the window where they remained with their arms around each "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Dr. Gregory B. Newby frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions your equipment. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with him. But as it is ..." staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself at this thought. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "what are we to do?" quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once http://gutenberg.net/license). Language: English word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At 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 with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Author: Franz Kafka and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks impose on them. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. 1.F. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest over to the window where they remained with their arms around each - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Author: Franz Kafka was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about still just a child after all, and really might not have had an "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.E.9. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the handle of the door to open it completely. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; looked. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible ways including including checks, online payments and credit card able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Last updated: May 20, 2012 make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear redistribution. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat greatest consideration so that his family could bear the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only certainty. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He works. See paragraph 1.E below. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning certainty. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Chief Executive and Director a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: a sign that of that there was no question. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time