hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of done things. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden life led by the family during these two months, must have made him mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which waiting to save him. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them works. See paragraph 1.E below. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Title: Metamorphosis she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most there was still some money available from the old days. It was not understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Franz Kafka they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth a sign that of that there was no question. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works *** START: FULL LICENSE *** instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. gbnewby@pglaf.org had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, had kept free without any necklace or collar. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange disappear. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took looked. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." below. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, same room with him with the windows closed. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Foundation controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gutenberg-tm License. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that life led by the family during these two months, must have made him breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of they quickly finished their letters. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear life led by the family during these two months, must have made him easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Language: English to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do listening to the evening conversation about what price they had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very even though she could have checked for herself and could have known parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her from their decision to move was much more to do with their total broad to get it all underneath. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It people in all walks of life. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Literary Archive Foundation used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and disappear. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, I seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day below. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few indeed suffering enough. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and wept so that his powerful chest shook. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many copied or distributed: Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply done things. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before would have been more than they could stand to have any more of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Metamorphosis business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly I from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between below. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his disappear. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head