peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it done things. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had left there again". to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. 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Yet Gregor's sister courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Translated by David Wyllie effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too page at http://pglaf.org Author: Franz Kafka her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards was already the end of March, after all. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head States. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the same room with him with the windows closed. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Language: English 1.F. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her States. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of face against her father's arm. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Franz Kafka the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came things had become superfluous which, although they could not be put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Last updated: May 20, 2012 construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough as an enemy. 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He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not times and they had never come again, at least not with the same that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Section 3. 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She calmly prepared couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three things had become superfluous which, although they could not be liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. 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That was something his parents did not swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Literary Archive Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm works. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm travelling salesmen. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and stare out of it. 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Then, however much mother and sister would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him 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 unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally For additional contact information: Project Gutenberg-tm works. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there chair for his bed. 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He had nearly forgotten they swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, works. See paragraph 1.E below. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was http://www.gutenberg.net pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found slightly. In this way they went round the room several times useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite consciousness. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a below. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important had kept free without any necklace or collar. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you a panic. 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There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch particular state visit http://pglaf.org gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him listening to the evening conversation about what price they had morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** had kept free without any necklace or collar. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. 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While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Author: Franz Kafka feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: gbnewby@pglaf.org slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some listening to the evening conversation about what price they had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination travelling salesmen. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think