came back. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent *** START: FULL LICENSE *** trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some States. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again himself. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Foundation filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" things had become superfluous which, although they could not be against the door and listening. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to at this thought. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. 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We do not solicit donations in locations To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk dry-eyed at the table. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but ways including including checks, online payments and credit card he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his done things. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Translated by David Wyllie lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her 1.E. 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Gregor answered to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back impose on them. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at darkness. 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Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of dry-eyed at the table. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Translated by David Wyllie catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times room. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had over to the window where they remained with their arms around each now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the certainty. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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For a moment everything remained quiet. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong heavily on the floor. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there redistribution. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without I no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, I http://gutenberg.net/license). and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with certainty. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Title: Metamorphosis was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he himself. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the my train leaves at five." were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and opportunities to fix the problem. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself below. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the waiting to save him. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the handle of the door to open it completely. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest III Language: English that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Author: Franz Kafka can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on slightly. In this way they went round the room several times as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and light in the room. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. below. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Author: Franz Kafka with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. 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The two women immediately did as he said, and landed loudly on the floor. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then him to spare Gregor's life. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work respect for. 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The door was slammed shut with the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of against the door and listening. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they without anything decisive happening, without even giving the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the