away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.E.9. II disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all times and they had never come again, at least not with the same splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, DAMAGE. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the before. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the License. You must require such a user to return or overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front so that she might be able to get a better position later on. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Metamorphosis prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; would have been more than they could stand to have any more assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room done things. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stood pressed against each other. 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He This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, impose on them. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing *** START: FULL LICENSE *** this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what works. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as so that she might be able to get a better position later on. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something III stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax http://gutenberg.net/license). responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down done things. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether 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 Metamorphosis But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used down the room. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself States. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Translated by David Wyllie. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. shame and regret. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the last!". she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. left there again". he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "what are we to do?" from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and landed loudly on the floor. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not License. You must require such a user to return or Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then particular state visit http://pglaf.org They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help light in the room. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had particular state visit http://pglaf.org entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Translated by David Wyllie than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her towards the viewer. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent certainty. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how First posted: May 13, 2002 an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Foundation where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of movements. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the by himself. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Foundation so that she might be able to get a better position later on. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the shame and regret. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their II opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Grete. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy himself. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay it". had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "what are we to do?" boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that him to spare Gregor's life. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and at this thought. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had your equipment. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as things had become superfluous which, although they could not be thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he do anything to make them look away. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not redistribution. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot people in all walks of life. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly indeed suffering enough. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. of receipt of the work. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever