found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite and landed loudly on the floor. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would from their decision to move was much more to do with their total himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones first to get up and stretch out her young body. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Grete. my train leaves at five." never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one before. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his was already the end of March, after all. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), from their decision to move was much more to do with their total went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore ways including including checks, online payments and credit card creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. had kept free without any necklace or collar. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her disappear. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front with him. But as it is ..." Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to First posted: May 13, 2002 himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation First posted: May 13, 2002 posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear II something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Foundation hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Section 3. 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He rested there a little while to recover from the effort difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and done things. Project Gutenberg-tm works. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended over to the window where they remained with their arms around each them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Last updated: May 20, 2012 redistribution. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and smiled. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gutenberg-tm License. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived they could grasp what she was saying. 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Gregor's father that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR respect for. 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The last thing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Last updated: May 20, 2012 and wept so that his powerful chest shook. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Grete. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set waiting to save him. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the himself. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right at home. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. him to spare Gregor's life. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the disappear. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He of receipt of the work. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that against the door and listening. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to room. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Grete. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Foundation example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. will be renamed. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or for his sister to hear him. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Last updated: May 20, 2012 walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with her arms around his neck. with her arms around his neck. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living himself. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the handle of the door to open it completely. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Dr. Gregory B. Newby stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had face against her father's arm. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him came back. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he do anything to make them look away. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Metamorphosis that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Project Gutenberg-tm works. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. before. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the that was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm dry-eyed at the table. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move redistribution. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did particular state visit http://pglaf.org some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version him to spare Gregor's life. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gutenberg-tm License. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became same room with him with the windows closed. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For shame and regret. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And