End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation differently from before. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's against the door and listening. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be continue being of help to him. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to electronic works was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say was not a loss but a great advantage. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. looked. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Literary Archive Foundation and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the for his sister to hear him. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, peaceful. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not stick, then, finally, all was quiet. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the handle of the door to open it completely. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Chief Executive and Director already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear works. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, light in the room. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making a sign that of that there was no question. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy so that she might be able to get a better position later on. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. would have been more than they could stand to have any more spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his certainty. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I first to get up and stretch out her young body. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in face against her father's arm. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the against the door and listening. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few my train leaves at five." hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ways including including checks, online payments and credit card with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully gbnewby@pglaf.org door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Translated by David Wyllie. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the way in a corner. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole himself. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Translated by David Wyllie. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any times and they had never come again, at least not with the same States. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and particular state visit http://pglaf.org to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known indeed suffering enough. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self they quickly finished their letters. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE impose on them. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Literary Archive Foundation had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Metamorphosis able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project at home. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether dry-eyed at the table. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See For additional contact information: than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - face against her father's arm. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that came back. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it against the door and listening. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to States. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to left there again". and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the