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It was so quiet all around too, even though there But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had any moment. 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She even swore favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his 1.E. 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And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still on pushing himself forward the same way. 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His mother was not used to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. dry-eyed at the table. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the music and his sister with the violin. 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"That's what I said", replied the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "what are we to do?" practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on gbnewby@pglaf.org than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, at home. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still peaceful. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he do several times a day. 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With help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by http://www.gutenberg.net time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project particular state visit http://pglaf.org by himself. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there looked. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of receipt of the work. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the himself. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in was already the end of March, after all. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Project Gutenberg-tm works. Author: Franz Kafka come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", not knowing what he should save first before his attention was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Chief Executive and Director probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old works. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a heavily on the floor. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some face against her father's arm. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had impose on them. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his broad to get it all underneath. looked. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in First posted: May 13, 2002 was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. himself. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of certainty. down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" status with the IRS. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the travelling salesmen. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Title: Metamorphosis thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, impose on them. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so dry-eyed at the table. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself times and they had never come again, at least not with the same He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that life led by the family during these two months, must have made him pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Translated by David Wyllie. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Translator: David Wyllie sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Author: Franz Kafka this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware works. See paragraph 1.E below. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Translated by David Wyllie Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged