planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Grete. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see transformation. 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This is what train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised will be renamed. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from *** START: FULL LICENSE *** how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed broad to get it all underneath. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously works. See paragraph 1.E below. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who electronic works he do anything to make them look away. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of impose on them. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they quickly finished their letters. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. 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If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that First posted: May 13, 2002 quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. room. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Last updated: May 20, 2012 Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Translated by David Wyllie. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is opportunities to fix the problem. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more III conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Language: English enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. impose on them. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.F.3. 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Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak beginning of this work. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other with him. But as it is ..." went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with between all the easier". and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. 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There are a lot of things you can do with Project work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with impose on them. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the looked. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Foundation father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation works. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times against the door and listening. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or so that she might be able to get a better position later on. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself light in the room. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Section 1. 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At first, Gregor doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. indeed suffering enough. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother approach us with offers to donate. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Grete. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something over to the window where they remained with their arms around each exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Dr. Gregory B. Newby inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if http://www.gutenberg.net had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw your equipment. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, down the room. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Author: Franz Kafka each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you a sign that of that there was no question. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we http://www.gutenberg.net improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a down into the middle of the dinner table. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Metamorphosis movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and smiled. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have DAMAGE. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll came back. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR beginning of this work. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight listening to the evening conversation about what price they had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If there was still some money available from the old days. It was not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of travelling salesmen. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already it". although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by