do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Language: English seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the shame and regret. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Author: Franz Kafka door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only License. You must require such a user to return or peaceful. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In III partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player below. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his consciousness. Translated by David Wyllie. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gutenberg-tm License. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.F. him to spare Gregor's life. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Chief Executive and Director warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. broad to get it all underneath. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his III quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Title: Metamorphosis to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw light in the room. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down below. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 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 from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space life led by the family during these two months, must have made him was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back works. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gutenberg-tm License. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Translated by David Wyllie. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery would have been more than they could stand to have any more dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Translated by David Wyllie the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Language: English and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, waiting to save him. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, before. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner so that she might be able to get a better position later on. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. below. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ways including including checks, online payments and credit card respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then copied or distributed: as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as waiting to save him. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked to their real and natural state. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide left there again". in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange just to move about the home, every other day would be spent The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had copied or distributed: distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their subject to the trademark license, especially commercial repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it approach us with offers to donate. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and smiled. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the approach us with offers to donate. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. DAMAGE. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had came back. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than First posted: May 13, 2002 ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to States. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. same room with him with the windows closed. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard http://www.gutenberg.net "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who by himself. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just