He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Translated by David Wyllie stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his room. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: down into the middle of the dinner table. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Translated by David Wyllie peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it life led by the family during these two months, must have made him again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself not knowing what he should save first before his attention was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Language: English looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had and landed loudly on the floor. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To so that she might be able to get a better position later on. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking slightly. In this way they went round the room several times or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly impose on them. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "what are we to do?" Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his a sign that of that there was no question. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the indeed suffering enough. Gutenberg-tm License. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's below. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that left there again". from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled first she would call to him as she did so with words that she continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for *** START: FULL LICENSE *** like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the particular state visit http://pglaf.org his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what certainty. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from II anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to their real and natural state. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact down into the middle of the dinner table. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 1.E.9. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the differently from before. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose my train leaves at five." special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would consciousness. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that works. See paragraph 1.E below. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal ways including including checks, online payments and credit card situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. 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"What's that he's doing now", his father would say with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally first to get up and stretch out her young body. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. III If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Dr. Gregory B. Newby and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and was not a loss but a great advantage. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. it". straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and copied or distributed: just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the sight of this and all its noise. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation waiting to save him. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the people in all walks of life. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic left there again". not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some with her arms around his neck. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the way in a corner. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced your equipment. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with him. But as it is ..." special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very that hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even of receipt of the work. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and they quickly finished their letters. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the down into the middle of the dinner table. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have broad to get it all underneath. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at II spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would last!". opportunities to fix the problem. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Project Gutenberg-tm works. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. light in the room. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he do anything to make them look away. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father will be renamed. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and disappear. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the handle of the door to open it completely. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation dry-eyed at the table. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor was already the end of March, after all. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many page at http://pglaf.org milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would 1.E.9. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging opportunities to fix the problem. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out II his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See my train leaves at five." Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no http://www.gutenberg.net to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast.