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And here I am, dying!" should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still just to move about the home, every other day would be spent why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really they quickly finished their letters. had been. 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Gregor was extremely *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Metamorphosis strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the side, they hurried out of bed. 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This meant that his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! 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With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** disappear. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their as when it was new. 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By now he had also calmed down, and kept fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the people in all walks of life. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Translator: David Wyllie going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good indeed suffering enough. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Title: Metamorphosis posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and that 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his was not a loss but a great advantage. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Author: Franz Kafka wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed it". all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Grete. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't shame and regret. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It 1.F. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. for his sister to hear him. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included works. See paragraph 1.E below. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and against the door and listening. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted http://www.gutenberg.net lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the key." 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The food was steaming, and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the particular state visit http://pglaf.org before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved copied or distributed: had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay electronic works time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as there was still some money available from the old days. It was not very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her heavily on the floor. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from down the room. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the with her arms around his neck. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at of receipt of the work. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the sight of this and all its noise. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Translator: David Wyllie through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the