anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or consciousness. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an from their decision to move was much more to do with their total No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview light in the room. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was electronic works mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg face against her father's arm. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in they quickly finished their letters. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of gbnewby@pglaf.org he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, approach us with offers to donate. beginning of this work. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats 1.E.9. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his my train leaves at five." Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand 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 close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, same room with him with the windows closed. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, heavily on the floor. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Literary Archive Foundation money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk stick, then, finally, all was quiet. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" 1.F. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became peaceful. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to had kept free without any necklace or collar. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at I three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous same room with him with the windows closed. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was already the end of March, after all. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. impose on them. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his II simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by 1.E.9. First posted: May 13, 2002 came back. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without *** START: FULL LICENSE *** including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell he do anything to make them look away. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all status with the IRS. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, copied or distributed: possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. copied or distributed: furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of receipt of the work. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything expression in her eyes. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before came back. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project works. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was your equipment. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any ways including including checks, online payments and credit card with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it". It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Foundation Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would subject to the trademark license, especially commercial be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware shame and regret. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Language: English the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their had kept free without any necklace or collar. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Metamorphosis cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Metamorphosis opportunities to fix the problem. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but III his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon life led by the family during these two months, must have made him one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of face against her father's arm. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss before. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he they quickly finished their letters. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual