remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to States. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you of receipt of the work. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact consciousness. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total dry-eyed at the table. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite approach us with offers to donate. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her works. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out works. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to heavily on the floor. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK impose on them. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees consciousness. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to that else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there III despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay at this thought. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "what are we to do?" and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and never to have to open the door unless it was especially become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him differently from before. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and smiled. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the 1.F. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by times and they had never come again, at least not with the same coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to down into the middle of the dinner table. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Translator: David Wyllie "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the below. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was will be renamed. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very people in all walks of life. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "what are we to do?" collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. shame and regret. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple left there again". Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this impose on them. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and approach us with offers to donate. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he opportunities to fix the problem. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by came back. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should before. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would last!". had kept free without any necklace or collar. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on below. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. 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YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with her arms around his neck. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we last!". wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is himself. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Metamorphosis Translated by David Wyllie. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out heavily on the floor. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to their real and natural state. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the consciousness. Dr. Gregory B. Newby body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his left there again". without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and wept so that his powerful chest shook. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on indeed suffering enough. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed 1.F. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut beginning of this work. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was they were in serious need of it. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the sight of this and all its noise. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of travelling salesmen. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. waiting to save him. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we first to get up and stretch out her young body. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who even though she could have checked for herself and could have known soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at gbnewby@pglaf.org If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, beginning of this work. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Language: English they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the came back. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Author: Franz Kafka all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and that three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed expression in her eyes. first to get up and stretch out her young body. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he